Exclusive: How the White House is justifying its $1B East Wing ask

The White House will offer line-by-line detail on its $1 billion plan for its East Wing renovation project during a Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday afternoon, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The administration is making the case that the project isn't simply about funding a new White House ballroom, as Democrats have claimed, but rather that it will also fund a broad array of new security me