White House Ballroom Plan Is Slated for Final Vote

On Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission is expected to vote on the president’s 90,000-square-foot White House addition; review his plans for a White House visitor screening facility.

Construction work continues on President Trump’s White House ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House, seen from the Washington Monument on March 8, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The National Capital Planning Commission postponed a vote on final approval of the ballroom after receiving an overwhelming amount of negative public comments. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

A Washington, D.C., design review panel, the National Capital Planning Commission, is set to cast a final vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom as part of plans for a new East Wing addition that were submitted in January.

But what could keep the project from moving forward is an anticipated decision from a Washington, D.C., federal district judge that could halt construction of the ballroom. And, it could come in the remaining days before the end of the month.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit in December trying to stop the construction o…