Construction continues Thursday on the planned White House ballroom in the area of the former East Wing in Washington, D.C.
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A member of the media raises her hand for a question as U.S. President Donald Trump talks while holding up renderings of the planned White House ballroom March 29 aboard Air Force One.
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Construction crews, seen May 2 from the Washington Monument, continue site preparation for a planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C.
Ken Cedeno, REUTERS
Ongoing renovations to the Federal Reserve and the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, where workers are adding a layer of blue paint, are seen from a plane Friday in Washington, D.C.
Aaron Schwartz, REUTERS
A worker drinks water May 4 as construction continues on a planned White House ballroom in the area of the former East Wing, seen through a window in the East Room, in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — Democrats hoping to win control of Congress in November's elections seized on Republicans' support of President Donald Trump's proposed $400 million White House ballroom to portray his party as out of touch with voters' cost-of-living concerns.
A member of the media raises her hand for a question as U.S. President Donald Trump talks while holding up renderings of the planned White House ballroom March 29 aboard Air Force One.
Ongoing renovations to the Federal Reserve and the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, where workers are adding a layer of blue paint, are seen from a plane Friday in Washington, D.C.
A worker drinks water May 4 as construction continues on a planned White House ballroom in the area of the former East Wing, seen through a window in the East Room, in Washington, D.C.