It took 150 volunteers working for one week, with 25,000 feet of ribbon, 120 pounds of gingerbread, more than 10,000 butterflies and a 6,000-piece Lego portrait of President Donald Trump’s likeness to deck the White House halls this year.

The theme for first lady Melania Trump’s fifth holiday season: “Home is where the heart is,” according to her office. This year’s decor largely plays it safe, using traditional twinkling lights and big velvet bows after the first lady’s design choices faced scrutiny in the past.

After a three-month hiatus due to the president’s demolition of the East Wing and ongoing construction of his new ballroom , tours of the People’s House will reopen to the public on Tuesday, following an abbreviated and reimagined route . The sounds of construction hummed

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