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Washington, DC, has taken another step forward, with a key agency approving his proposed design for the monument. The US Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by Trump, gave its go-ahead
Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event’s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows, set underneath grand columns resembling a federal building, depicted the nation’s founders alongside
Washington and repainted lamp posts. In talking about the renovations, Trump has at times sounded more like a municipal official than the leader of a global superpower - for example, devoting more than 20 minutes
critics of the arch call it a presidential "vanity project" that will complicate traffic, [disrupt the symbolic view](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5842970/trump-arch-dc-lincoln) between the cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial and disrespect those buried on those nearby
critics of the arch pointed out that the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House — the Virginia monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — [deliberately face each other](https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/lincoln-memorial-myths.htm) as a symbol of the nation
Washington, D.C., building projects, including his White House ballroom and a proposed massive arch across the Potomac near Arlington National Cemetery. That's slightly more than he posted about Venezuela, more than he posted about
criticism for its reliance on discounted Russian crude. Both these moves – the dismissal of charges against Adani and the extension of the sanctions waiver on Russian oil already at sea – can be seen as attempts
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’s hot, humid summer, the pool turns green with algae. Barack Obama’s presidential administration spent more than $35m attempting to fix the algae issue, but the problem persisted. Joe Biden’s administration elected
criticism from legal scholars who warn of violations of international humanitarian law and possible war crimes. The US and Israel insist they're only striking military targets. We spot those targets too, including a flattened
Critics — from prominent Democrats to social media commenters — called it out of touch, as the administration's war in Iran has pushed gas prices to their [highest level since July 2022](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5809433/gas-prices-rise-week-hormuz-iran-war). Some
critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets. The standoff over the narrow waterway – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through during peacetime – raised doubts about
arch trans-Atlanticist, Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland openly questioned this week whether the US would actually come to its allies' aid militarily in case of an attack, as envisaged in Article