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Judges Weigh Trump’s Bold Monument Redesigns

6/5/2026

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  • A Justice Department lawyer told Judge Patricia Millett the administration could raze the Statue of Liberty before any lawsuit could stop it.
  • President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, defended as a security need, faces a D.C. Circuit panel and is set to open September 2028.
  • Federal judges are reviewing plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue, rename the Kennedy Center and erect a 250-foot arch near Arlington.