Preservation groups are concerned about the renovations happening at the White House. NPR speaks with architecture professor Priya Jain about the history of construction at The People's House.

In the April 1903 issue of RECORD, Montgomery Schuyler dedicates nearly 5,000 words to McKim, Mead & White’s expansion and renovation of the White House—a project that included an early iteration of the now-demolished East Wing.

Under a nearly-60-year-old law, the White House and several other notable buildings are exempt from a key historic preservation rule - though one expert told the BBC that presidents typically follow it anyway. Trump's renovation appears to be the biggest in decades, but the president of the US does have the power to make those changes.

The White House announced the plan to construct a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seating capacity of 650 people to “host major functions” in July

Architects were surprised by the scale and speed of the project, but the president is moving forward with his plans for a ballroom at the White House.

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, lashed out at Robert De Niro during a Fox News interview, calling the Oscar winner “a sad, broken old man” who “has been degrading himself on camera with one horrific film after another.” Miller’s rant came days after De Niro appeared on …