President Donald Trump has proceeded with enormous latitude as he constructs his massive new ballroom, bypassing concerns raised by preservationists and so far stopping short of seeking approval from the commission overseeing construction on federal buildings to tear down the entirety of the White House East Wing.

A man has been arrested after a vehicle plowed into the White House security gate late on Tuesday (October 21) evening. The Secret Service confirmed that Donald Trump was in the primary governmental home at the time of the incident, which happened at around 10.37am local time in Washington DC.