For a group of Vietnam vets, standing up to Trump’s proposed D.C. arch is true loyalty

Washington — Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they’re taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law.  In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is … Read more

Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

WASHINGTON — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital. Workers were seen inspecting the site of the proposed arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery with tools … Read more

Trump plan for Triumphal Arch moves step closer to reality

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday gave preliminary approval to President Donald Trump’s plan for a massive new triumphal arch monument in the nation’s capital, according to the New York Times. The outlet reported that the body holds an advisory role regarding the project’s design, … Read more

Trump’s plan to build a Triumphal Arch gets a hearing before a key federal agency

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s design for the Triumphal Arch he wants built at an entrance to the U.S. capital comes up for a review and possible vote Thursday by a key federal agency, one of several projects he is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his lasting footprint on Washington. Trump said … Read more

Leavitt shows off US Triumphal Arch, with plans to be released Thursday

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt closed Wednesday’s daily press briefing with more renderings of President Donald Trump‘s new 250-foot “United States Triumphal Arch.” The Interior Department will submit plans for the “architectural masterpiece” to honor the “enduring triumph of the American spirit” in Washington, D.C., as … Read more

Golden eagles, lions and a winged Lady Liberty top Trump’s proposed 250-foot DC ‘Triumphal Arch’ designs

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The fate of the President Donald Trump-touted 250-foot “Triumphal Arch” will be decided next week at a White House Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) meeting as the official proposed designs of the monument were filed by the Trump administration and released for the first time Friday. “I … Read more

Trump arch renderings offer new details on the president’s 250-foot project in Washington

WASHINGTON — A 250-foot arch that President Donald Trump hopes to build near the Potomac River in the next few months would feature winged eagles, Lady Liberty and a line from the Pledge of Allegiance, according to new renderings obtained by NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more

Planned Trump arch would dwarf Lincoln Memorial, new plans show

The Interior Department has submitted design renderings of the proposed triumphal arch that would sit between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The proposal calls for the arch to be built in a traffic circle on the banks of the Potomac River. It would be 250 feet tall, dwarfing the 99-foot tall Lincoln Memorial.  … Read more

Arc de Trump? President shows off model of Independence Arch, says “it’s going to be really beautiful”

Washington — President Trump on Wednesday showed off a model of what may be his next Washington, D.C., development project, an arch that resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and is being referred to informally as the “Arc de Trump.” The president showed off a model of the arch at a White House dinner … Read more