A source says that the theater "will be modernized and renovated with the rest of the East Wing." Comcast, Amazon and Apple are among the private donors funding the planned ballroom. By Alex Weprin, ...

Lost among the flood of headlines about President Donald Trump’s razing of the entire White House East Wing to make way for his gilded, ostentatious monument to self known as the White House ...

It was, on occasion, used by presidents to rehearse important speeches such as the State of the Union address; and at other times, as a spot for visitors to dump their hats, bags and coats. But for ...