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The Latest Breaking News from the Commission of Fine Arts

Trump’s plan to paint a landmark building next to the White House set to be approved

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The Independent UK

Trump could be getting more DC arches with his pick to lead arts commission saying three are needed

Rodney Mims Cook Jr. was appointed by Trump to head up the Commission of Fine Arts panel which is set to review plans for the president’s 250-foot ‘Triumphal Arch’

The Independent UK

In his bid to redecorate Washington, Trump wants ‘magic paint’ to make Historic landmark white, even if experts say it will cause ‘permanent damage’

He’s going for a classic- destroy all personality!

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Trump Unveiled Plans for a 250ft Washington Arch — When Asked Who It Was For, He Said 'Me'

Donald Trump unveils a 250-foot triumphal arch for Washington, D.C., sparking legal challenges, funding questions, and criticism over a monument built in his own image.

International Business Times UK

Property President! Trump now eyes Treaty Room for latest makeover project at the White House

The Treaty Room is a historic private study for the president and a meeting room for political figures on the second floor of the White House

The Independent UK

White House’s planned visitor security center is too big, panel says rejecting Trump’s latest makeover

Secret Service asked to return with design for smaller screening facility by Commission of Fine Arts, which previously waved through President Donald Trump’s ballroom without objection

The Independent UK

White House Overhaul for Grand Entrance: Trump Appointee Hints at 'Inappropriate' Corinthian Columns

A proposal to replace the White House's iconic North Portico columns with ornate Corinthian pillars has ignited a firestorm over architectural preservation and 'presidential palace' optics.

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Vietnam War vets sue Trump over his beloved arch and claim he skipped congressional approval

‘Independence Arch’ would obstruct the historically significant view between Arlington House and the Lincoln Memorial, lawsuit says

The Independent UK

How Trump is stacking the deck so his ballroom project sails through DC and comes to fruition

Trump said he plans to have the White House ballroom completed within a year and a half

The Independent UK

Trump picks his 26-year-old ‘receptionist’ assistant to sit on review panel for his White House ballroom plan

Trump fired former members of the commission in October to make room for his appointees

The Independent UK

Trump appoints new members to panel reviewing White House ballroom

The president has long championed the construction of the proposed 90,000-square-foot addition

The Independent UK

Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job

The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House

The Independent UK

‘This can’t be undone’: Trump is building something new at the White House, and the administration says stopping it would be a national security risk

Trump's ballroom gets controversial green light

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Historic preservation trust sues Trump over White House ballroom - Roll Call

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the administration Friday in an effort to stop construction of the White House ballroom.

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president’s effort to sue his own DoJ is ‘absurd’ and ‘frivolous’, expert says

The two justice department officials with power to sign off on the claims are Trump appointees and allies

The Independent UK

White House fires entire commission set to review Trump’s beloved $300 ballroom design

White House said it will re-appoint members to the Commission of Fine Arts that are closely aligned with the president

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The Guardian - US

Trump fires federal arts board in charge of reviewing White House ballroom and ‘Arc de Trump’

White House says it will appoint new Commission of Fine Arts members ‘more aligned with … America First Policies’

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East Wing demolition highlights loopholes in preservation law - Roll Call

A first lawsuit has been filed, but the East Wing's demolition shows preservation laws and agencies may have little role at White House.

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