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Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president

Trump posted 68 times about his various Washington, D.C., building projects, including his White House

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

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

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

Trump's ballroom project. [![White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shows a rendering of the planned triumphal arch to be added near Washington, D.C

Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.

projects in D.C. The reflecting pool isn't the only part of D.C.'s landscape that Trump aims to change. [![A photo provided by the Kennedy Center shows staining on the exterior of the building

Trump’s triumphal arch plan for US capital faces key federal review vote

projects the US president is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his lasting footprint on Washington. Trump said on social media that the arch “will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch

Trump renews petition for White House ballroom, pointing to nearby shooting

Washington, D.C,” Trump [wrote](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116627644735216408). “The National Security of our Country demands it!” ## Barriers to building But Trump is facing an increasingly uphill battle as he pursues his ballroom project

A nonprofit has sued the federal government over its plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

Washington D.C.'s National Mall, and to paint the pool's basin blue. The suit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), an education

Gunman shot dead by Secret Service agents near White House: What we know

Trump also referred to what his government has called an April assassination attempt and his White House ballroom project when he added: “The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service Agents

Susan Collins brings federal dollars to Maine. She's hoping that's worth it to voters

projects During her 25-minute keynote address at the manufacturing summit, Collins mentioned several instances in which she had secured federal funding or influenced decisions by Congress and the Trump administration. ![In this file photo

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

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 "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

Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates

Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Tennessee, Montana, Wyoming, Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, Louisiana and Massachusetts. "If I never lived in this house, none of you would be here," Duffy, in the trailer, tells his kids outside

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work

The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights

Trump administration [argued](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A839/392481/20260122134919656_25A839_Tangipa_USA_resp_iso_appl_FILE.pdf) that the map is "tainted by an unconstitutional racial gerrymander," but the Supreme Court ultimately [allowed California to use it](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5691890/supreme-court-california-redistricting-map). That redistricting strategy, however, would

3 things to know about Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh

Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2025. **Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images** Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee [to serve as the next chair](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5645091/trump-kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-chair)

Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage

Washington, D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2374x2374+593+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F98%2F3742c6ed47d1be92722c1ece73b5%2Fgettyimages-2231037039.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5647318/congress-retirement-2026-house-senate-primary) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [The record-setting pace of retirements from Congress continues, led by Republicans](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5647318/congress-retirement-2026-house-senate-primary) As the Democratic Party reckons with its future, a handful

War in Iran costs $29 billion so far. And, students are finally improving in math

Washington, D.C. **Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images** Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images - 🎧 **Pentagon officials are not including the cost of repairs to U.S. facilities that have been hit by Iran.** Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center

'We can do better,' FAA head says of work to update U.S. analog air traffic system

D.C., in March. Last year, the airport saw a tragic midair collision between a regional airliner and a military helicopter.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F27%2F20ce6fb74fd7b400dfd897e573b4%2Fgettyimages-2268680589.jpg) The FAA says it wants to build a brand-new air traffic

Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

Project poll from mid-April](https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/senate-race-polling-reveals-republican-turnout-challenges-and-the-trajectory-of-the-texas-gop) that tested the matchup between each Republican candidate and the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico found that Talarico came out ahead of each Republican by roughly

GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president

Washington, D.C. **Heather Diehl/Getty Images** Heather Diehl/Getty Images - 🎧 **Congressmembers like Cassidy have the opportunity to disrupt the status quo** on their way out of their positions, NPR's Sam Gringlas tells *Up First*. Other members

Senate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire

D.C. Thune was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). **Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images