Politics
Federal judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's triumphal arch
November 6, 2026 at 07:26 AM
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AJAl Jazeera English
US judge halts construction of Trump’s triumphal arch in Washington, DC
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TGThe Guardian
Judge temporarily halts building work on Trump’s triumphal arch
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BNBBC News
Trump's massive arch wins approval as protesters threaten to block it
(opens the publisher’s site)A federal judge has blocked construction work on the 250-foot arch for 14 days, a day after the National Capital Planning Commission approved it 8-4.
- US district judge Tanya Chutkan issued the temporary restraining order early on Friday.
- The National Capital Planning Commission approved the 250-foot arch on Thursday in an 8-4 vote after a hearing of nearly nine hours.
- Chutkan consolidated lawsuits filed by the District of Columbia, Virginia, a group of Vietnam veterans and an architectural historian.
- DC council member Phil Mendelson said the project had not received congressional approval and that Congress had appropriated no money for it.
- The Vietnam war veterans suing over the arch argue it could obstruct the sight line between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.