Construction on Trump’s massive and expensive ballroom is underway, but it’s far from the first extreme makeover made to what’s known as the People’s House.

The White House's East Wing has been demolished. Here’s what we know about what’s going up in its place.

Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before con...