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US judge halts construction of Trump's Washington arch project
A federal judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order halting construction on Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch in Washington.
US district judge Tanya Chutkan issued the temporary restraining order in the early hours of Friday, following a series of legal challenges against the 250-foot monument. The ruling comes just hours after the National Capital Planning Commission narrowly approved the project in an 8-4 vote following a lengthy hearing. The proposed arch has drawn widespread opposition from local officials, Vietnam veterans, and architectural historians who argue it lacks proper congressional approval and would disrupt the solemnity of nearby Arlington National Cemetery. The temporary halt marks a significant hurdle for the administration's contentious plans to remake the capital's landscape.
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