Federal panel to consider final approval of Trump's 250-foot arch on Thursday

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The New York Times, NPR and CNN report that a federal planning commission is set to consider final approval of President Donald Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch at a meeting on Thursday. The National Capital Planning Commission is expected to vote in the afternoon, and the administration has said construction could begin the same day. Legal challenges, including a lawsuit brought by veterans and preservationists, could halt or delay the project. The outlets also note that Democrats take control of Congress in January. Trump has said he wants the arch completed before he leaves office in two years.

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The National Capital Planning Commission is due to consider final approval of the 250-foot arch at a meeting on Thursday.
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The New York Times, NPR, CNN
The administration has said construction could begin the same day as the vote.
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Legal challenges, including a lawsuit by veterans and preservationists, could block or delay construction.
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Democrats are set to take control of Congress in January, which could also threaten the plans.
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Trump has said he aims to complete the arch before he leaves office in two years.
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Every outlet reports that a federal commission is due to vote Thursday on Trump's 250-foot arch, with construction possibly starting the same day, and frames court challenges and the incoming Democratic Congress as the main obstacles.

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Left-side headlines treat approval as near and the court fight as the main obstacle, with NPR warning a judge could block construction and CNN linking the vote to Trump's election loss.
Trump's arch is on the verge of federal approval. But a judge could block construction
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Triumphal Arch Set to Win Final Approval Despite Court Challenges
President Trump’s 250-foot arch project is expected to win approval on Thursday from a federal planning board. Court action and Democrats’ upcoming control of Congress could halt the plans.
25 min agoRead at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
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Trump's arch is on the verge of federal approval. But a judge could block construction
A federal panel will meet to consider the arch for final approval on Thursday, and the government said it may begin construction later that same day. Critics hope a judge will intervene last-minute.
27 min agoRead at NPR (opens in a new tab)
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Trump's arch is poised for final approval two days after the president's Sensational language“election drubbing”The word drubbing adds a sense of a crushing defeat beyond the reported election result, which the headline does not need to state.More neutral: two days after the president's party's midterm election lossesDisagree with this highlight?
A final vote to approve President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch on Thursday is poised to kick off a fresh round of legal wrangling as efforts to stop its construction intensify through the courts. …
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Federal panel to consider final approval of Trump's 250-foot arch on Thursday

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Triumphal Arch Set to Win Final Approval Despite Court Challenges

Trump's arch is on the verge of federal approval. But a judge could block construction

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