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Judge OKs paint tests for Trump's Eisenhower Executive Office Building makeover

Headline from DC News Now, on the newest of 2 developments

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with plans to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump’s makeover plans for now

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    Judge OKs paint tests for Trump's Eisenhower Executive Office Building makeover

    Headline from DC News Now ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC4 Washington

    Judge says paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's plans (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    File photo: The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is a U.S. government building situated just west of the White House.

  2. WHNT

    Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now (opens WHNT)

    Published

    WHNT's feed description

    A federal district judge said Tuesday that paint tests on a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House can go ahead, advancing President Donald Trump's plans to add a new coat of white paint to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, for now.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Judge rules Trump can begin paint tests on 19th-century building after preservation groups sued (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to begin limited paint testing on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the ornate former State, War, and Navy Building constructed in the late 1800s beside the White House. U.S. District Judge Dabney L.

  4. DC News Now

    Judge OKs paint tests for Trump's Eisenhower Executive Office Building makeover (opens DC News Now)

    Published

    DC News Now's feed description

    A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with plans to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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