Architect Shalom Baranes shows a site plan for the new $400 million White House ballroom during a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge on Feb. 26 allowed the ongoing ballroom construction project at the White House to continue, rejecting a preservation organization’s
A military aide holds the Medal of Honor during a presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 18, 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army veterans on March 2, the White House said. The nation’s highest military decoration
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speak at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Congressional Democrats on Feb. 26 vowed to advance resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives in an effort to prevent President Donald Trump from directing military action
President Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP WASHINGTON—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Feb. 26 that he had a “productive meeting” with President Donald Trump at the White House. It was their second meeting since Mamdani’s
President Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP WASHINGTON—New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Feb. 26 that he had a “productive meeting” with President Donald Trump at the White House. It was their second meeting since Mamdani’s
A police department vehicle in Irvine, Calif., on May 5, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times FBI agents and hazardous materials teams were investigating a residence inside a gated community in Irvine, California, on Feb. 26 after local police discovered suspicious materials inside. Local and federal authorities are keeping a tight lid on what they found
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves after speaking at Pointe Precision in Plover, Wis., on Feb. 26, 2026. Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images Vice President JD Vance spoke to Wisconsin voters at the Pointe Precision machining facility in Plover, Wisconsin on Feb 26, telling the crowd the future of the country is on the line in midterm