Virginia, DC Sue to Block Construction of Trump's Arch

The District of Columbia and Virginia teamed up to file a joint lawsuit on Saturday to block President Trump from building a 250-foot arch beside Arlington National Cemetery, calling his proposal a "flagrantly unlawful" plan that would rewrite the capital's skyline and sidestep federal rules on memorials and historic preservation. They're asking US District Judge Tanya Chutkan for an immediate halt as the administration pushes to start construction work in days.

The filing argues the triumphal arch would violate DC's height limits, snarl an important evacuation route, harm protected views, and raise security and airspace concerns. The White House calls the structure a future global landmark. The project faces other challenges, and Chutkan is already considering issuing an order to halt the project until the original lawsuit against the Trump administration by three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian is resolved, per the AP. She held a hearing Friday but did not immediately act.