# Does Congress Need to Approve the Arch? Trump Says It Did 100 Years Ago.

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-10-23T09:02:30+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/upshot/arch-trump-washington-history.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/does-congress-need-to-approve-the-arch-trump-says-it-did-100-years-ago-625e4f/

The administration says the arch fulfills the “historic design intent” of a proposal from the 1920s. But does it honor history or flout it?

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