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Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in the nation's capital is getting another review

  • President Trump proposes a 250-foot arch near the Memorial Bridge in D.C. that would dramatically alter the skyline — more than twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial.
  • Federal planners tentatively back the project but want design tweaks to comply with the city's Height of Buildings Act; even with revisions, the arch plus statues could still reach 250 feet.
  • Opponents say the arch would spoil historic sightlines between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington; veterans and a historian have sued to stop it, and who ultimately pays remains unclear.
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