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Nine Kennedy family members sue to block Trump's 250-foot arch
The relatives asked a federal judge to stop the triumphal arch planned across the Potomac from Arlington National Cemetery, saying it would cast a shadow over JFK's eternal flame and family gravesites. A judge has already issued a temporary restraining order pausing work.[10, 23, 26] They argue the arch, planned on the Virginia side of the Potomac River between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, would cast a shadow over the gravesites of former President John F. Kennedy and other relatives, including JFK's eternal flame.[10, 13, 23] The lawsuit says the structure risks permanently diminishing the memorials, and the relatives argued the shadow would fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the gravesites.[3, 10]
The arch, modeled on Paris' Arc de Triomphe, has been nicknamed the Arc de Trump, per The Daily Beast.[9] President Trump is scheduled to mark Veterans Day with a wreath laying and remarks at Arlington National Cemetery as the legal fight continues.[11, 19]
Why it matters A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order pausing work on the arch while the lawsuit proceeds.[7, 26]
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Of the 28 rated outlets that covered it, 10 are left of center (2 of them in the Left group), 12 are center and 6 are right of center (5 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.
- Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03), Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
- Leans left: PoliticusUSA (−1.16), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), TIME (−0.40), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, NewsNation, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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