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Designs for 250-ft arch in Washington approved by panel of Trump appointees

Trump appointees The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved designs for Donald Trump’s proposed

Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump's arch near Arlington National Cemetery

Commission for Fine Arts, which is packed with Trump appointees, [gave final approval](https://www.npr.org

Commission of Fine Arts votes to move ahead with Trump's proposed victory arch

Commission of Fine Arts, a federal agency, has voted to move ahead with President Trump's plans to build a 250-foot "victory arch" at the National Mall that will tower over Arlington National Cemetery

Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback

Fine Arts on April 10, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3808x3808+952+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F19%2F93e89ad24056bcc40c020ebd5336%2Fap26100707984500.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/nx-s1-5782027/trump-triumphal-arch-plans-architecture) ### [Culture](https://www.npr.org/sections/culture/) ### [Trump touts newly released plans for D.C. triumphal arch](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/nx-s1-5782027/trump-triumphal-arch-plans-architecture) Many of the speakers criticized the arch's scale

Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show

appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show Ben Black, the head of a little-known government investment agency funded by billions of dollars from US taxpayers, had personal and business