{"id":"f0c31003-fdcb-44db-a001-76a7af72a858","url":"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/trump-arch-groundbreaking-timeline-01064052","domain":"politico.com","outlet":{"name":"Politico","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Groundbreaking for Trump's arch will begin soon, Burgum says","plainHeadline":"Excavation for Trump's 250-foot arch to start within two weeks","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Construction could begin excavation for a 250-foot arch within two weeks, Interior Secretary Burgum says.","The arch will be built in a traffic circle at the Memorial Bridge, between Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery.","Construction is planned to take two to three years according to June documents.","NEH earmarked $15 million for the monument; cost has not been disclosed.","Critics fear the arch is too large and may overshadow other monuments."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T21:05:21.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-03T21:15:06.508Z","story":null}