Final Trump ballroom vote set for April

The National Capital Planning Commission set an early April date to approve President Trump’s controversial plan to add a ballroom to the White House.

After hearing hours of criticism from members of the public, the commission on Thursday set April 2 as the date it will vote to approve the ballroom. 

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the 90,000-square-foot project at its February meeting. Trump announced his plans for the ballroom over the summer, citing the need for an additional space to host important guests beyond a tent on the White House lawn. Trump demolished the East Wing in October, and underground preparations for the ballroom addition have been underway since. 

A federal judge rejected the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s request to temporarily stop progress on the ballroom until the White House submits its construction plans to both federal panels and to Congress for........

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