WashingtonA 14-day order froze Trump’s arch hours after approval.
The National Park Service says the 250-foot arch could harm as many as 42 historic sites.
A US judge, Tanya Chutkan, granted a restraining order sought by D.C. and Virginia after the planning commission voted 8-4.
Chutkan is still weighing veterans’ motion to stop all work until the lawsuit resolves.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 200+ reports worldwide
- TRT World
- Al Jazeera Online
- centres the Lincoln Memorial sightline, quoting veterans' filing on the Civil War unification symbolism
- The Independent leans critical
- pairs the vote with the midterm repudiation of Trump and the Trump-appointed chair's gushing praise, forecasting roadblocks ahead
Sources: TRT World, Al Jazeera Online, The Independent