12 resultsfor “Trump renovation plans for Washington D.C.”
Washington, D.C., and not just politically. The longtime real estate developer has either announced or embarked on a number of construction and renovation projects across the nation's capital. "I have two jobs," Trump [said
Washington, D.C. in February. On Monday, a group of eight architecture and culture groups filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump and the arts complex's board to halt a planned renovation
Washington, D.C.'s National Mall as the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, looks on at a meeting on Wednesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3996x3994+894+1482/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F98%2F1cc4d9fa4a1eb29895e458be325c%2Fgettyimages-2270936584.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787535/trump-victory-arch-dc) ### [Architecture](https://www.npr.org/sections/architecture/) ### [Commission of Fine Arts votes to move ahead
Washington, D.C. **Questions about the 'scope' of Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center** Under Trump's big beautiful bill, Congress approved $257 million for "capital repair, restoration, the maintenance backlog, and security structures
plans to transform behavioral health, on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3440x3440+621+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F0c%2F283c417040848278d1e12d72bc58%2Fgettyimages-2259619597.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5704189/dr-oz-ai-avatars-replace-rural-health-workers) ### [Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/health/) ### [Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics
D.C., fountain. "We had 22 fountains that didn't work," he told the crowd. "All of the fountains, not one fountain in Washington worked. Out of the 22 fountains, they're all looking beautiful." Beyond
D.C., from buildings to statues to parks](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) Scaffolding was erected earlier in the day around a section of the building that includes Trump's name, though there was no effort to remove
D.C., U.S., June 13, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reuters_6a2d6395-1781359509.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80) The John F Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC with work to remove Trump’s name blocked from public view
renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2835x2835+1085+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F02%2Ff18099434cdca3830d2a3babb7e5%2Fdiptych-3.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues
planned arch.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/809x809+327+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/gif/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2Ff1%2F9cfbe490486ea654d825bcc298b7%2Farch-promo-compressed.gif)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5842970/trump-arch-dc-lincoln) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [Critics say adding Trump's arch to D.C. would take something away: the view](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5842970/trump-arch-dc-lincoln) But critics of the arch call it a presidential
renovations at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Powell is speaking with the construction manager, who is wearing a fluorescent vest. Wooden boards cover many areas of the building.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3432x3432+1055+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2Fc0%2F8cec92d6493fb456a8a67f08a60f%2Fgettyimages-2226032457.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-s1-5482794/trump-powell-federal-reserve-fed-interest-rates-independence) ### [Economy](https://www.npr.org
plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/11/g-s1-121548/a-nonprofit-has-sued-the-federal-government-over-its-plans-to-paint-the-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-blue) "I wanted to lean into America's 250th birthday; Rachel and I actually met on a road trip on a reality TV show," Duffy