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Demonstrators stand at Memorial Circle to protest President Trump's proposed arch on Thursday night as a federal panel heard hours of testimony from concerned citizens. It voted to approve the structure.
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The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: First lady Melania Trump gives hand written letters to Russian special envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitrievon (L) and Ukrainian human rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets (C) to deliver to their presidents during an event on a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at the White House on November 5, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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