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22 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 18, 2026.
The president announced a Tom Fazio-designed championship course less than a week after a federal judge froze tree removal at the site, and he did not mention the court fight.
The president said the monument between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial will also store sniper ammunition. Rep. Don Beyer called a drone site under DCA's approach 'a stupid, dangerous, and unworkable idea,' and a federal judge has ordered 48 hours' notice before any construction.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said ground breaks within a fortnight on the granite triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Construction is expected to run two to three years.
A DOJ filing describes a 'death spiral' for the building without the president's intervention. Lawyers for the board member suing to keep his name off it called the argument 'unconscionable.'
Defense Department estimates provided to Congress project an average of 2,500 troops in Washington through January 2029, at a cost covering fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympic canoeist, was indicted for peeling the Lincoln Memorial pool liner. A DOJ filing now says the contractor rushed the job before the America 250 events.
Students learned by email late Wednesday that the university would no longer hold their spots. Some say they had scholarship money in hand that had not yet cleared.
Nearly 5,150 troops will stay in the capital at a cost of more than $3 million a day, even as studies find the deployment has had little to no effect on violent crime.
The governor said his soldiers were sent only to help with America 250 events near the National Mall — not the block-by-block 'presence patrols' that mirror President Trump's federal task force across the capital.
Roughly 700 members of the white nationalist group, faces covered and carrying Confederate and inverted American flags, moved through Washington near the Capitol and Union Station as the country marked its 250th Independence Day.
Thousands were ordered to seek shelter as thunderstorms rolled into Washington, hours after extreme heat forced organizers to cancel the capital's Independence Day parade.
On the eve of the June 16 Democratic primary, the president warned he could 'take back Washington' if democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins, reviving fears for the city's home rule.
Trump's name was quietly removed from the arts institution's facade overnight Saturday, but questions remain about whether the change is permanent.
The prominent arts institution followed judicial directive after seeking 12-hour extension due to thunderstorm conditions.
Industry leaders gather for high-profile events while growing criticism emerges over data centers and chatbot limitations.
Technology leaders gather for exclusive events in the nation's capital while mounting public opposition to energy-intensive data centers and concerns about chatbot effectiveness grow nationwide.
A Niskanen Center analysis concludes Trump's troop deployment trimmed petty property crime but left violent crime essentially unchanged — an expensive tool aimed at the wrong problem.
Nearly 1,700 public comments received by National Capital Planning Commission, with almost all opposing the controversial monument proposal.
FBI footage analysis reveals the assailant shot at a Secret Service officer before the officer returned fire during the attack.
Plans now include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
Federal court finds National Park Service improperly rushed plans to strip out bike infrastructure without proper environmental review.
Harrison Design's plans show a white neo-classical arch with golden eagles and four bronze lions, taller than any existing structure on the Mall, funded by million in public money.