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Arch construction could start as soon as Nov. 5, federal officials say

By The Associated Press and ARLnow.com
Rendering of proposed arch near Memorial Bridge (via Commission of Fine Arts)

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit trying to stop the Trump administration from building a triumphal arch in Memorial Circle asked a federal judge today (Thursday) to halt all construction plans, one day after the National Park Service signaled it would begin work Nov. 5.

The plaintiffs, three veterans and a retired architectural historian, asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to prohibit the administration and NPS “from taking any steps to construct, or to direct or facilitate construction of, any structure in Memorial Circle, absent congressional authorization, during the pendency of this litigation.”

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Arlington sues Trump administration over fears of federal agents at voting sites

By Dan Egitto
County Board member J.D. Spain Sr. speaks at an anti-ICE demonstration in Courthouse (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The Arlington County Board is suing the Trump administration over worries about potential interference at polling places during the midterm elections.

The federal lawsuit filed yesterday (Tuesday) centers on recent statements from leaders at the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, which the County Board alleges threaten voter safety and have caused county leaders to divert significant resources to plan for potential conflicts with federal agents.

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Trump to close East Potomac golf course for 15 months as Beyer calls plan ‘a disgrace’

By The Associated Press and ARLnow.com
Man pushes a golf cart with clubs on a grassy course beside a pile of fallen tree trunks in a sunny park
A golfer walks near log sections cut from trees at the East Potomac Golf Links, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Donald Trump says he will close the East Potomac golf course, just across the river from Arlington, for 15 months of renovations starting Sunday, Nov. 15.

Trump announced the plan on social media today (Sunday). He said the work would make the historic public course “one of the Best and Most Spectacular Golf Courses anywhere in the World.”

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‘No Kings’ marches coming to Arlington neighborhoods, Memorial Bridge tomorrow

By Dan Egitto
Crowd of protesters outdoors, many wearing hats, with a large American flag waving above them and handmade signs visible in the foreground and background.
Protesters at a rally in Memorial Circle earlier this month (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Several get-out-the-vote rallies and marches will be taking place in Arlington tomorrow (Saturday).

Crowds are expected near Memorial Circle and in several residential neighborhoods in the morning. They’re among more than 2,000 events planned across the country as organizers from the “No Kings” movement encourage voter turnout in the midterms.

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NEW: Arlington County sues to halt proposed arch in Memorial Circle

By The Associated Press and ARLnow.com
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County Board member J.D. Spain Sr. speaks against the proposed arch in Memorial Circle (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The Arlington County Board has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop construction of President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot arch in Memorial Circle.

The suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, makes the Board the first government body to take legal action against the monument. It criticizes the speed at which the project has moved without going through the full review process.

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Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over proposed Memorial Circle arch

By The Associated Press and ARLnow.com
Crowd of protesters around a large white structure with a red X, outdoors on a sunny day with flags nearby.
Protest against the proposed arch in Memorial Circle on Oct. 1, 2026 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

The union representing thousands of flight attendants said Wednesday it has safety concerns about President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch that will be on final approach to Reagan National Airport.

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson said the 250-foot (76 meter) arch compounds multiple safety concerns that she said have gone unaddressed from a deadly January 2025 crash over the Potomac River that killed 67 people.

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‘No Kings’ protesters plan rallies for early voting in Arlington

By Dan Egitto
Group of protesters holding signs reading 'VOTE' and 'Blue Wave' at a daytime rally in a park.
A protest in Memorial Circle earlier this month (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Several groups known for their protests against President Donald Trump are hosting get-out-the-vote rallies in Arlington next week.

Organizers in the “No Kings” movement are planning a nationwide day of voter participation on Saturday, Oct. 17.

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Crowds, lawmakers protest Trump’s arch in Memorial Circle

By Dan Egitto
Crowd of protesters with signs reading 'VETERANS OVER VANITY' and 'NO ARCH' while a man in a suit speaks into a microphone; American flags waved in background; a person in a wheelchair foreground.
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer speaks at a protest against the proposed arch in Memorial Circle (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A crowd of protesters joined several members of Congress and local officials this morning (Thursday) to protest plans for a towering arch in Memorial Circle.

Speakers including U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), senators from Oregon and Illinois, a retired U.S. Army colonel and Arlington County Board member J.D. Spain Sr. kicked off a full day of demonstrations planned near the traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

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JUST IN: Trump says arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers

By The Associated Press and ARLnow.com
Wide road toward a large white arch with a gold statue on top, flanked by equestrian sculptures, across a river with green trees.
A rendering of the proposed triumphal arch in Memorial Circle (via NPS)

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.

It is one more example of how Trump is insisting that his initiatives to beautify the White House and the city are also serving a defensive purpose. Trump has been calling the new White House ballroom a “military complex” and arguing it is necessary for national security purposes.

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Anti-ICE protest and vigil to target Trump official in South Arlington

By Dan Egitto
Anti-ICE protesters at a recent demonstration in Courthouse (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Anti-ICE protesters are planning a demonstration near the South Arlington home of a top federal official tomorrow (Saturday).

A vigil and procession taking aim at ICE tactics, federal immigration policy and the actions of Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, are expected to take place in Alcova Heights.

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Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s revamp of East Potomac golf course

By The Associated Press
Aerial view of the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin, surrounded by water, greenery, and distant city bridges and skyline.
The East Potomac Park Golf Course and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial are seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee said Wednesday.

Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the panel’s top Democrat, revealed during a committee hearing that the National Park Service hired a civil engineering firm to begin work on the historic public golf course, without any public announcement or heads-up to Congress. A lawsuit challenging Trump’s plan to revamp the golf course argues that the administration’s redevelopment would violate the congressional act that created the park more than a century ago.

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Election officials expect drop in Arlington mail-in ballots due to Trump’s rhetoric

By Scott McCaffrey
A voting dropbox in Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington election officials are expecting a slight dip in the use of mail-in ballots during this election cycle.

“I think mail voting will be down by maybe 10%,” predicted David Leichtman, a Democratic member of the Arlington Electoral Board.

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