WASHINGTON — The White House has installed plaques on the exterior of the building bashing President Donald Trump's predecessors, including Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, and promoting disinformation about their administrations.

Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.

First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald J. Trump continued the cherished annual tradition of welcoming volunteer performers and decorators from

The plaques are a striking addition because both Republicans and Democrats have traditionally viewed the historic building as a symbol of national unity. Trump, however, has not shied from using the White House as a stage for his more combative style of politics and for rewriting history.

President Trump detailed major events planned in Washington, D.C., for the 250th anniversary of the U.S., including the Great American State Fair.

President Trump's White House ballroom addition is expected to be finished a few months before the 2028 elections.

Wiles' comments came in wide-ranging interviews with Vanity Fair for a two-part profile of her, which she called "a disingenuously framed hit piece."

President Donald Trump has installed plaques underneath portraits of presidents at the White House, using them to insult and make unfounded claims about some of his predecessors including Joe Biden and Barack Obama -- the latest in a series of controversial White House changes under Trump.

The Biden White House was “coordinating” with the Department of Justice about an FBI search for classified documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence before taking their conversation “offline,” according to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s former chief of staff Chad Mizelle.