The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,

The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service's 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended,

The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.

The White House has fired all six members of an independent federal agency that reviews construction work in Washington, US media reported Tuesday, as President Donald Trump pushes to remodel the capital in his style.

The move comes as the Trump administration moves forward on plans to demolish the East Wing of the White House in order to build a new ballroom.

Personal tastes of presidents - as well as the demands of a growing federal government - has helped dictate changes over time to the White House.

White House officials reportedly said Trump “needed to see explosions” during celebrations of the Navy's 250th anniversary.

One person familiar with the planning said White House officials insisted that Trump “needed to see explosions" instead of just a “big splash."

People familiar with pardon discussions told NBC News that top White House officials became concerned about attempts from outsiders to profit from the clemency process.