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Trump's D.C. arch is now a military complex. Here's how that complicates things @NPR @rachel_treisman npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-s1-597…
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“This MOA is DOA,” Charles Birnbaum of the Cultural Landscape Foundation wrote in an email to the administration on Monday. @ddiamond @wapo wapo.st/4yrmOwR
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"A munitions storage facility in such a highly trafficked area raises serious concerns about public safety," Charles A. Birnbaum, Founding President &CEO, The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
President Trump said his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will now be a “top grade” military complex that will house drones, snipers and ammunition “for National Security purposes.”
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NOT JUST THE KENNEDY CENTER: U.S. Institute of Peace asks for emergency relief to bar any “plans to carve President Trump’s name into the facade of the iconic USIP headquarters building.”
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New: Federal officials acknowledge that Trump's planned 250-ft-tall arch will harm nearby historic sites, but say it must proceed.
The “adverse effects cannot be fully avoided,” Park Service officials wrote in a document obtained by The Post.
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Exclusive: Federal officials acknowledge that President Trump’s triumphal arch will unavoidably harm historic sites if built as planned, but they say the project must move forward, according to emails obtained by The Post. wapo.st/46xrNQ6
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Monument Razzle Dazzle - @SecretaryBurgum X post dominates the news cycle - turns out it was all for show tclf.org/monument-razzle-daz…
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Opening and reception September 10! ABC Stone in Brooklyn, N.Y. is final Venue for Exhibition About Influential Modernist Landscape Architect Lawrence Halprin | TCLF tclf.org/abc-stone-brooklyn-…
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A National Park Service official told historic preservationists that they expect to submit President Trump’s planned triumphal arch for final approval in November and rejected suggestions to change the planned 250-foot-tall arch’s size, design or location. wapo.st/4xa5hrf
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"It's entirely inappropriate and borders on sacrilege"
VOTE VETS & the DC-based CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION education & advocacy group have released a new video urging a halt to Trump's planned Monumental Arch near Arlington Natl Cemetery
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Veterans and Democrats are escalating efforts to prevent construction on President Trump’s planned arch, arguing the project is illegal and would diminish the experience of visiting nearby Arlington National Cemetery. wapo.st/4gHQ4cd
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“Stop Trump’s Arch”- compelling new video from @votevets, Home of the Brave & TCLF. Take Action Now. Contact your members of Congress & the National Capital Planning Commission & tell them to “Stop Trump’s Arch.” piped.video/watch?v=tkCk8Mpo…
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VoteVets, Home of the Brave, and the Cultural Landscape Foundation have joined forces to fight to Stop Trump's Arch. A new video featuring Gold Star mother Karen Meredith, General (ret.) Paul Eaton, and landscape architect Charles Birnbaum is linked here.
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Breaking News: David Rubenstein, the Kennedy Center's ousted chairman, has purchased the abstract sculpture called “Blue” that was removed from the institution's grounds last week, according to people familiar with the sale. nyti.ms/4czZy6R
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NEW Department of Justice court filing contradicts @SecretaryBurgum statement about Arch construction. storage.courtlistener.com/re… None
of the ... activities constitutes “construction, or demolition in preparation for construction, of an arch.”
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The best part of the addition to the Kennedy Center campus is being removed. Why?
A landmark sculpture is set to be removed from the grounds of the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, in the latest apparent attempt to remake the arts venue under the stewardship of President Trump. wapo.st/3TaL86u
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