US judge temporarily blocks Trump's arch project after panel approval
Deutsche Welle
6 lis 2026, 06:34News
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A United States federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from breaking ground on a proposed 250-foot memorial arch for two weeks, shortly after it won a key approval from a public commission.
The temporary restraining order comes as a setback for one of the most prominent projects in Trump's vision to remake the US capital to his tastes. The Trump administration claims that Congress approved the construction of a monument at the site more than 100 years ago.
Legal dispute
That plan envisioned two large columns, signifying the northern states and the southern states in the US Civil War and not an arch. The judge questioned the administration's legal justification for the project.
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