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Former “Sunday Night Football” sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has emerged as an unexpectedly formidable Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, forcing Democrats to fight for a seat they once expected to hold comfortably. wapo.st/4jGmVjq
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Less than 24 hours after President Trump declared that his plan to remake East Potomac Golf Links must begin “immediately,” the DOJ formally appealed a federal judge’s preliminary injunction barring further tree removal and imposing restrictions on the project. wapo.st/4zVey8i
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Less than 24 hours after President Trump declared that his plan to remake East Potomac Golf Links must begin “immediately,” the Justice Department formally appealed a federal judge’s preliminary injunction barring further tree removal on Tuesday night washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/10…
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Trump said late last night the administration will appeal the preliminary injunction and reiterated plans to close East Potomac on Nov. 15.
“The judge has absolutely no right to hold up this very important and beautiful Project,” he posted on Truth Social
“The judge has absolutely no right to hold up this very important and beautiful Project,” he posted on Truth Social
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in the fight over Trump’s East Potomac golf plan, barring further tree removal without a court order and requiring advance notice before closures to the park. Big win for plaintiffs
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The 70-page opinion behind tonight’s East Potomac injunction is scathing. The judge found the administration’s stated rationale for cutting more than 400 trees — a 2019 preservation report — was “pretextual,” and the work was actually part of Trump’s broader golf plan all along.
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in the fight over Trump’s East Potomac golf plan, barring further tree removal without a court order and requiring advance notice before closures to the park. Big win for plaintiffs
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A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in the fight over Trump’s East Potomac golf plan, barring further tree removal without a court order and requiring advance notice before closures to the park. Big win for plaintiffs
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President Trump criticized East Potomac Golf Links by referring to it as “Trash Island,” but golfers and officials say the course has improved.
It has been upgraded since 2020, but the Trump administration plans to transform it into a championship course. wapo.st/4isO48p
It has been upgraded since 2020, but the Trump administration plans to transform it into a championship course. wapo.st/4isO48p
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New: Judge Ana Reyes, who's overseeing the East Potomac case, *denies* the Trump administration's request to remove her.
Reyes says she was indeed "furious" after the government cut down trees. But she says her conduct is OK + the Trump admin has created its own problems.
Reyes says she was indeed "furious" after the government cut down trees. But she says her conduct is OK + the Trump admin has created its own problems.
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Local residents react to Trump closing/overhauling East Potomac: “Cowboy” Harris, 83, has been coming to Hains Point since he was 8 years old. “I think it’s a bunch of bulls---,” he said. Story from @JoeHeim and @merica washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…
Breaking news: President Trump said that his administration has developed a plan to transform East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level golf course, saying the historic public facility will close Nov. 15 and reopen approximately 15 months later. wapo.st/3U2ofTo
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White House wouldn’t say this weekend whether the blurred photo on Trump’s desk last Thursday was East Potomac. Instead, @StevenCheung47 said The Post was “breathlessly obsessing over an innocuous photo” and suffering from “a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome”
The map posted by Trump this morning versus the blurred image on his desk in Katie Zacharia's post.
(The White House responded to questions about whether the blurred image was a map of East Potomac by spewing invective.)
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Trump’s plan shrinks course from 36 holes to 18 but impacts more than golfers. It eliminates Ohio Drive, historic mini golf and a grove of Japanese cherry trees — reshaping space used by thousands of cyclists, runners, anglers, bird-watchers and picnickers wapo.st/47qaXDm
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Breaking news: President Trump said that his administration has developed a plan to transform East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level golf course, saying the historic public facility will close Nov. 15 and reopen approximately 15 months later. wapo.st/3U2ofTo
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New: Katie Zacharia posted a pair of doctored photos of Trump’s desk.
Advocates say the photo edits were to hide a map of East Potomac Park ahead of court showdown on Monday.
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Advocates say the photo edits were to hide a map of East Potomac Park ahead of court showdown on Monday.
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New tonight: Trump administration seeks to remove the federal judge who rebuked it over tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links.
“Judge Reyes’s behavior in this case is nothing short of egregious,” the government wrote. wapo.st/4yTFp4F
“Judge Reyes’s behavior in this case is nothing short of egregious,” the government wrote. wapo.st/4yTFp4F
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In a sharply worded filing on Friday, the government urged a federal judge to “end the drama now” and lift the temporary restraining order on the tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, accusing the court of overstepping its authority. washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/10…
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Satellite imagery shows how drastically parts of East Potomac Golf Links changed last weekend, before a federal judge put a temporary halt to the tree cutting there. Via @JohnMuyskens wizardry
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Today’s story has been updated with a statement from the Interior Dept. I don’t think they agree with the judge’s opinion.
A judge concluded that officials raced to remove about 430 trees at East Potomac because Trump demanded haste on his proposed golf-course redesign — not from “newfound zeal” to implement a years-old plan. She halted further cutting through Oct. 26. wapo.st/4zsx5Zr
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A judge concluded that officials raced to remove about 430 trees at East Potomac because Trump demanded haste on his proposed golf-course redesign — not from “newfound zeal” to implement a years-old plan. She halted further cutting through Oct. 26. wapo.st/4zsx5Zr
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NEW: Judge Reyes granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from cutting down any more trees at East Potomac Golf Links through Oct. 26. She also ordered three business days’ notice before any irreversible change to the course. Next hearing is Monday
A furious judge blasted Trump administration lawyers over tree cutting at East Potomac. “More than just being upset and furious right now, I’m just beyond disappointed in the government,” she said. Cutting is temporarily halted. More: wapo.st/4B0AQqP
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A furious judge blasted Trump administration lawyers over tree cutting at East Potomac. “More than just being upset and furious right now, I’m just beyond disappointed in the government,” she said. Cutting is temporarily halted. More: wapo.st/4B0AQqP
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