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Trump's 250-Foot Arch Clears Major Approval Hurdle

The National Capital Planning Commission has given preliminary approval to President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The commission voted 8-1, with three members voting present, to approve the project's preliminary site and building plans. The proposal has sparked debate over whether it complies with Washington's Height of Buildings Act, whether congressional approval is required, and what impact it could have on the surrounding historic landscape. Watch for the latest on the proposal, what commissioners decided, the concerns raised during the public meeting, and what happens next for the controversial monument. Subscribe to The National News Desk for the latest breaking news and updates from Washington and across the country. https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/washington-dc-triumphal-arch-preliminary-approval-trump-controversial-potomac-gw-parkway-memorial-bridge-building-plans-height-structure# -------------------------------------- The National Desk (TND) brings you award-winning local storytelling from Sinclair Broadcast Group's local TV newsrooms across the United States and feeds from sources throughout the world. Like us on Facebook for live feeds, video: https://facebook.com/TND/ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/TND Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tndtok Follow us on X: https://x.com/TND Read more & watch our videos: http://thenationaldesk.com TND covers content from Sinclair's stations in: Abilene-San Angelo, TX : KTXS Albany, GA : WFXL Albany, NY : WRGB Amarillo, TX : KVII Asheville, NC : WLOS Austin , TX : KEYE Bakersfield, CA : KBAK/KBFX Baltimore : WBFF Beaumont, TX : KFDM/KBTV Birmingham, AL : WBMA Boise, ID : KBOI/KYUU Bristol, VA : WCYB Cedar Rapids, IA : KGAN/KFXA Champaign, IL : WCCU Charleston, SC : WCIV Charleston, WV : WCHS/WVAH Chattanooga, TN : WTVC Cincinnati, OH : WKRC/WSTR Columbia, SC : WACH Columbus, OH : WSYX/WTTE Dayton, OH : WKEF/WRGT El Paso, TX : KFOX/KDBC Eugene, OR : KVAL/KMTR Eureka, CA : KAEF Flint, MI : WEYI/WBSF Fresno, CA : KMPH Gainesville, FL : WGFL Green Bay, WI : WLUK Greenville-New Bern, NC : WCTI Harlingen, TX : KGBT Harrisburg, PA : WHP Jefferson City, MO : KRCG Johnstown, PA : WJAC Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids, MI : WWMT Kirksville-Ottumwa, IA : KTVO Las Vegas, NV : KSNV Lewiston, ID : KLEW Lincoln, NE : KHGI/KWNB Little Rock, AR : KATV Lynchburg, VA : WSET Macon, GA : WGXA Medford, OR : KTVL Mobile, AL : WPMI Myrtle Beach, SC : WPDE Nashville, TN : WZTV Oklahoma City : KOCB/KOKH Pasco, WA : KEPR Pensacola, FL : WEAR/WFGX Portland, ME : WGME/WPFO Portland, OR : KATU/KUNP Providence, RI : WJAR Quincy-Hannibal, IL : KHQA Redding-Chico, CA : KRCR Reno, NV : KRNV/KRXI Rochester, NY : WHAM Salt Lake City : KUTV San Antonio, TX : KABB/WOAI Savannah, GA : WTGS Seattle, WA : KOMO/KUNS Sioux City, IA : KMEG/KPTH South Bend, IN : WSBT Springfield, IL : WICS Steubenville, OH : WTOV Syracuse, NY : WSTM Toledo, OH : WNWO Traverse City, MI : WPBN Tulsa, OK : KTUL Washington DC : WJLA West Palm Beach, FL : WPEC Wilkes-Barre, PA : WOLF Yakima, WA : KIMA This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at [email protected]