The White House fired all six members of the commission expected to review some of Trump's construction projects and plans to appoint its own members.

Construction companies that have been tasked with demolishing the East Wing of the White House and building a $300 million ballroom for President Donald Trump are maintaining a low profile amid public backlash.

The president plans to build a triumphal arch along the Potomac River and a new ballroom on the White House grounds.

The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,

Some pages claim their sites are ‘undergoing maintenance’ or are – fittingly – under construction, while others have tampered down their social and online presence

The White House restricted the ability of members of the media to access the part of the building that includes Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s office, unless they first make an appointment to do so.

Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association and a White House history buff, has a different point of view about the demolition of the East Wing.

Amidst the ongoing construction of President Trump’s ballroom, First Lady Melania Trump still found time to decorate the White House for Halloween.