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A federal judge blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s planned arch project about an hour after it was approved.The National Capital Planning Commission approved the 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle by an 8-4 vote on Thursday after hearing eight hours of testimony from over 120 citizens, according to USA Today.The National Capital Planning Commission voted late Nov. 5 to approve the project after hearing from about 100 opponents, including Democratic lawmakers. Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia said the project would "snarl traffic for years, impact the nearby airport, and present even more serious threats to public safety that this commission...

Tuesday's election wasn't a blue wave or even a blue tsunami: It was a blue apocalypse.Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who leads the one notable bright spot on the map, referred to the wipeout as "close to an extinction-level event" for the GOP. It was the worst midterm defeat for one party in over a half-century.Much of the postmortem conversation has focused on why this massacre happened. Was it the Iran war? Was it the tariffs? Was it corruption? Was it the "Epstein files" mess?The answer is both simpler and more sweeping: The MAGA movement, which has defined the GOP during...

President Donald Trump is expected to devote more attention to his presidential library during his final two years in office. With Democrats preparing to take control of Congress in January after their sweeping midterm victories, Trump is expected to focus increasingly on projects he can pursue without congressional approval, CBS News reported Thursday, citing current and former administration advisers. "He undoubtedly recognizes that the library development season opens now, and he will go for it," a senior administration official told CBS News. Another official said Trump will focus on "all things he can control, which means: Building." The president has...