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Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works, course will close Nov. 15

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Newest development Oct 29, 2026 · 3 reportsEast Potomac Golf Course closing, new court filing says

The Justice Department filed notice Wednesday night that President Donald Trump's announcements that there are plans for renovating the East Potomac Golf Course and there are plans to close the park beginning Nov. 15 are accurate.

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    Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works, course will close Nov. 15

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  2. Interior Dept. moves toward November closure of East Potomac Golf Course as court battle intensifies

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

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    East Potomac Golf Course closing, new court filing says

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  1. DC News Now

    Trump says East Potomac golf course will still close Nov. 15 after federal judge blocks tree removal (opens DC News Now)

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    DC News Now's feed description

    President Trump says construction on the East Potomac golf course will start November 15, despite a federal judge's order preventing the government from making major changes to the course while the legal battles play out.

  2. WKBN Youngstown

    Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works, course will close Nov. 15 (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    The Justice Department filed notice Wednesday night that President Donald Trump's announcements that there are plans for renovating the East Potomac Golf Course and there are plans to close the park beginning Nov. 15 are accurate.

  3. CBS News

    DOJ says government developing plan to close D.C. golf course (opens CBS News)

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    Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said the Interior Department is working on a plan to close East Potomac Golf Links by Nov. 15.

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Interior Dept. moves toward November closure of East Potomac Golf Course as court battle intensifies (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    In a court filing, the Interior Department acknowledged in writing for the first time that the Trump administration is working to carry out President Trump’s plan to close East Potomac Golf Links on Nov. 15.

  5. ABC News

    Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works (opens ABC News)

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    The Justice Department has filed notice that President Donald Trump’s announcements that there are plans for renovating the East Potomac Golf Course and there are plans to close the park beginning Nov. 15 are accurate

  6. The New Republic

    Trump Announces He’s Closing Public Golf Course in Full-Blown Tantrum (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump is officially closing a public golf course in Washington, D.C., after a judge ordered him to stop trying to tear it up. In a new court filing Wednesday, the National Parks Service announced that the agency had entered into a new lease agreement with the National Links Trust, a…

  7. UPI

    East Potamac Golf Course closing, new court filing says (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. Department of the Interior posted a notice to the court saying the East Potomac Golf Course will close on Nov. 15 as planned.

  8. UPI

    East Potomac Golf Course closing, new court filing says (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. Department of the Interior posted a notice to the court saying the East Potomac Golf Course will close on Nov. 15 as planned.

  9. Fortune

    Trump posted that a public D.C. golf course would close for 15 months — his own officials can’t confirm it and a judge is opening a ‘formal inquiry’ (opens Fortune)

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    The Justice Department filed notice Wednesday night that the plans were real.

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