Veterans ask judge to halt construction of Trump’s arch

A group of Vietnam War veterans has asked a federal judge to stop work on President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, contending that Congress never approved it. They want U. S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to decide by Nov. 4, because the administration has told the court that the National Capital Planning Commission will consider final site and building plans on Nov. 5, and that construction could start immediately if they are approved, according to MS NOW.

The veterans sued in February with the watchdog group Public Citizen. They say the monument, planned for Memorial Circle, would block a sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and the cemetery that has stood for almost a century. The administration answers that a 1925 plan featuring two columns already supplied congressional authorization. In September, Chutkan required at least 48 hours' notice before any activity at the site.

Separately, the Arlington County Board in Virginia has sued, accusing the National Park Service of rushing ahead and criticizing Trump's idea of storing ammunition and staging drones and snipers there. The final plans do not mention a military use.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →