Trump White House ballroom proposal gets approval by Commission of Fine Arts

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has officially fast-tracked the estimated $400 million proposal to build President Donald Trump's new White House East Wing ballroom Thursday.

While Thursday’s session was originally intended only for design discussion, Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr. moved for an immediate final approval.

"Our sitting president has actually designed a very beautiful structure," Cook said before the vote. "The United States just should not be entertaining the world in...