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2026-10-09 · NPR · Politics

The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that

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2026-10-07 · NPR · Politics

Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?

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2026-09-22 · NPR · Politics

Trump's D.C. arch is now a military complex. Here's how that complicates things

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2026-10-13 · NPR · Environment

A judge blocks the government's tree-clearing spree at a municipal D.C. golf course

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2026-09-05 · NPR · Politics

Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvals

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2026-09-04 · NPR · Politics

Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it

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2026-08-04 · NPR

🔮 A judge could rule on that motion at a hearing scheduled for Thursday, Hearn's lawyers say. assertive

2026-08-21 · NPR

🔮 And organizers say it might be the last. assertive

2026-09-04 · NPR

🔮 Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. assertive

2026-09-05 · NPR

🔮 The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit. assertive

2026-09-17 · NPR

🔮 Experts say Trump's arch would add one more risk The Trump administration is eager to press ahead with its proposed 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle, a traffic island on the historic bridge connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Va. The grassy roundabout is not far from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): An arch would stand just about two aeronautical miles from the airport's main runway, which is one of the busiest in the country. "An enormous number of airplanes come over that site, basically every 45 to 60 seconds all day long 'til 11 at night," U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who represents that part of Virginia, told NPR. assertive

2026-09-22 · NPR

🔮 Here's how that complicates things President Trump's weekend announcement that his proposed D.C. arch will double as a "top grade Military Complex" has raised even more questions about the controversial structure — and the already-fraught approval process. Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social that the 250-foot structure will "house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas," in addition to storing ammunition. It's a far cry from the administration's original vision for the arch, which Trump first unveiled last October. assertive

2026-09-28 · NPR

🔮 " "The best thing I do in life is build," he told reporters in May. assertive

2026-10-02 · NPR

🔮 The real arch, they said, would be 32 times taller. assertive

2026-10-07 · NPR

🔮 Secretary of the Army Adam Telle said in an order released Tuesday that Hasan's execution will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. assertive

2026-10-09 · NPR

🔮 The Pentagon wants to change that The Pentagon says it will livestream the planned military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. assertive

2026-10-13 · NPR

🔮 U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes had ordered the administration in May to get court approval before cutting down more than 10 trees at the golf course. assertive

2026-10-15 · NPR

🔮 And federal agencies must consult with states, tribes and stakeholders before beginning any projects that could potentially harm them, through a process called Section 106 review. assertive