The White House said Thursday that it was not feasible to save the building's East Wing because of structural issues, past decay and other major concerns, as officials shared details of President Trump's planned ballroom at a public meeting of the planning commission charged with approving it.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality says the directive will "restore common sense to the environmental review and permitting process."

The Trump administration recently opened a criminal investigation into Powell over cost overruns for a $2.5 billion project to renovate two historical buildings at its headquarter

The U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted his perceived enemies in ways that have eroded longstanding barriers between politics and policing.

Leaders from Greenland and Denmark are slated to meet Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at White House, as Trump weighs acquiring Greenland for security.