May 21, 2026 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

Confirmed

A Commission of Trump Appointees Approves His 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Near Arlington Cemetery

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted on May 21 to approve Trump's design for a 250-foot triumphal arch in a traffic circle on the Virginia side of the Potomac, near Arlington National Cemetery and in the sightline of...

October 28, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Fires All Six Members of the Fine Arts Commission Set to Review His Ballroom

Effective October 28, 2025, the White House terminated all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the body Congress created more than a century ago to advise the president, Congress and District of Columbia...