Jonathan O'Connell
Reporter for @washingtonpost. Husband. Son. Brother. Dad of three. ❤️jonathan.oconnell@washpost.com. Signal: jonathanoc.76
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Secret records reveal donors to build ballroom
ABSENT FROM DOCUMENTS IS TRUMP HIMSELF
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Secret records reveal donors to build ballroom
ABSENT FROM DOCUMENTS IS TRUMP HIMSELF
Ballroom claim is undercut by records
White House says project is '65% finished' in filing to Supreme Court
White House work at $900M
PRICE TAG LARGER THAN REPORTED Funding cobbled from other agencies, donors
White House work to cost at least $900M
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
Records show Trump sped up helipad work ahead of Xi visit, adding $875K
East Wing contract awarded without bids
Secret $500 million agreement was routed through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings
Invoices reveal $600M estimate for Trump ballroom
A contractor’s project summary from March indicates more than half of the cost would come from taxpayers.
Appointees want Trump’s face on $250 bill
Legislation that would allow the president to appear on a $250 bill was introduced in Congress last year but has languished.
White House planned to start work on arch with unrelated contract
Internal emails show it approved starting engineering services under a separate project more than a mile away.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jonathan O'Connell in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.