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White House demolition begins for new ballroom. Will it look like Mar-a-Lago? See photos.

Donald Trump is building a new ballroom at the White House. The demolition started Oct. 20, 2025. Is he paying for it? Will it look like Mar-a-Lago?

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The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

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Demolition begins on East Wing of White House for Trump’s new $250 million ballroom

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Who is paying for Trump's White House ballroom?

Groundbreaking for the ornate 90,000 sq ft (8,360 sq m) project began on Monday, with excavators and construction workers tearing out portions of the East Wing.

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Trump praises Australia and takes swipe at Rudd during White House meeting with Albanese

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Demolition crews tear down White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom project - as it happened

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong claims President Trump saying he doesn’t like Kevin Rudd was 'tongue-in-cheek'

“Look, I think those comments were clearly tongue-in-cheek,” Ms Wong told ABC AM on Tuesday.

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'I don't like you either,' Trump tells Australian Ambassador Rudd

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Urgent decision Aussies want Anthony Albanese to make NOW after humiliating moment at Trump meeting: 'Failure'

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The new East Wing: Caesars Palace meets the Palace of Versailles

The ballroom President Donald Trump is demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to build is Caesars Palace meets the Palace of Versailles, which is the same taste Trump has brought to buildings for decades.

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5 takeaways from Karine Jean-Pierre’s new book

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre published a new book on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre, who served in the role for former President Biden from mid-2022 until he left office, writes in

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Region full of energy, ex-White House advisor says

A former White House advisor has said the north-east of England is "full of energy and possibilities". Dr Fiona Hill, who was born in Bishop Auckland, was in Durham to launch her new podcast, Forged in the North, as part of the Durham Book Festival.

The Latest: Trump Hosts GOP Senators at White House as Shutdown Drags On

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds

WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Australia's prime minister at the White House

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President Trump to discuss trade and defense.

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President Trump meets with Senate Republicans as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans met with President Trump on Tuesday, where they presented a united front to call for Democrats to vote to extend funding to reopen the government. Erica Brown reports from the White House.