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

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 with Trump

The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

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 with Trump's proposed