White House is expected to submit plans for new ballroom to planning commission this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is expected to submit plans for President Donald Trump's new ballroom to a federal planning commission this month, about three months after construction began. Will Scharf, who was appointed by Trump as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, said at the panel's monthly meeting Thursday that he has been told by colleagues at the White House that the plans will be filed sometime in December. “Once plans are submitted, that’s really when the...
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