Ongoing

The Monumental Grab

Tracking Trump's efforts to reshape DC's monumental core — the regulatory capture of CFA, NCPC, and NPS, and what it means for the spaces that belong to all of us.

The NCPC approved preliminary plans for the arch 8–1 at its July 9, 2026 meeting. Read our recap of what happened →

The fight isn't over: the National Park Service is taking comments through July 30, 2026. Speak now — here's how →

Investigations

Ongoing

The Trump Arch

Tracking the proposed triumphal arch on the National Mall — the design, the process, and the people pushing it through.

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Ongoing

The Reflecting Pool Takeover

Tracking the effort to redesign the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — a landmark under threat from the same impulse that gave us the arch.

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