Washington DC

President Trump has stated that his Washington triumphal arch project will double as a top-grade military complex for storing weapons and ammunition. The statement pushes the long-running dispute over the monument’s urban design and cost into new constitutional and city militarization dimensions, drawing sharp criticism from legal scholars, architects and members of Congress.

An armed man was intercepted and shot by Secret Service officers near the Washington Monument in an incident that caused no other casualties

The U.S. Secret Service exchanged gunfire with and wounded an armed suspect near the Washington Monument, in an incident that unfolded within a high-security perimeter around the White House.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to explain its plan to remodel the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC raising questions about federal land use.