Excellent feature.

Excellent/informative @nytimes article by @emilymbadger about the controversial Triumphal Arch nytimes.com/2026/10/23/ups…

The Trump administration told a judge that construction on the president's controversial 250-foot triumphal arch could begin in just two weeks, days after the midterm elections. cnn.it/4BliMrp

The National Park Service shared a revised redevelopment plan for the Tidal Basin area of the National Mall.

Preservationists expressed concerns that the proposed changes might be used to streamline the process to build President Trump's massive statuary garden. wapo.st/3UAD3J4

cnn.com/2026/10/21/pol… Charles A. Birnbaum, CEO and founder of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, a Washington, DC-based education and advocacy organization who has been a vocal critic of Trump’s arch gave a scathing assessment.

What better way to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary than to shut down the legally required review process, ignore some 100,000 negative public comments, and fast track the construction of a bloated and deeply unpopular monument that the president claims is for him.

A 21-page opinion formalized the temporary restraining order a federal judge issued Tuesday, barring the government from removing additional trees at East Potomac Golf Links through Oct. 26. wapo.st/4hMfFBl

A federal judge overseeing litigation challenging Trump’s plan to overhaul a Washington, D.C., public golf course said the administration violated her instructions by cutting down trees. on.wsj.com/4duMfoM a

Breaking news: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop cutting down trees at East Potomac Golf Links after preservationists asserted that more than 500 were taken down and “hundreds more” were slated for removal. wapo.st/4ztaqwj

Breaking news: Arlington County sued to block construction of President Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, arguing that the administration failed to adequately evaluate potential environmental impacts of the project as required by federal law. wapo.st/3TSCDgG

A new lawsuit has been filed opposing the construction of Trump's planned "egregious and unlawful proposed" arch at Memorial Circle.

We partnered with @VoteVets and @TCLFdotORG to educate Americans about the controversy surrounding the arch and give a voice to the veterans, Gold ns, and others opposed to it.

ANOTHER lawsuit seeks to halt Trump Monumental Arch

Arlington County, Virginia has sued Natl Park Service

They argue it'll burden traffic, fire & EMS

And it'd unfurl "cascade of concrete harms from construction and operation .. many of which will be permanent and irreparable"

rawstory.com/trump-arch-pub… thanks @RawStory @DavidEdwards @MacFarlaneNews "The [administration's] decision also seems to be a 'clean up on aisle six' response to the president’s recent surprise announcement that the Arch would also be a “Military Complex ..."

npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-… New reporting on @NPR from @rachel_treisman

Trump's D.C. arch is now a military complex. Here's how that complicates things @NPR @rachel_treisman npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-…