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Trump's golf course showdown tees off in DC

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Plus: 😒 GOP backlash over Russia grows {beacon} It’s Monday. New week, fresh start and another chance to convince ourselves we've got it all together. In today's issue: DC golf course plans hit resistance GOP backlash over Russia grows Affordability concerns hinder Trump message Hegseth's future on …

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4 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Trump Reveals East Potomac Park Golf Plans: 6 Major Changes (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump’s updated golf course plans appear to extend it further onto public parkland, amid an ongoing legal fight.

  2. The Hill

    Trump's golf course showdown tees off in DC (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Plus: 😒 GOP backlash over Russia grows {beacon} It’s Monday. New week, fresh start and another chance to convince ourselves we've got it all together. In today's issue: DC golf course plans hit resistance GOP backlash over Russia grows Affordability concerns hinder Trump message Hegseth's future on …

  3. Bloomberg

    Trump’s Plan for East Potomac Golf Course Smacks of Elitism (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump declared East Potomac Golf Links, one of Washington, DC’s most popular public golf courses, “old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect.” That last claim will come as news to the golfers who reportedly played roughly 125,000 rounds there last year.

  4. The New Yorker

    Trump’s Relentless Golf-Course Crusade (opens The New Yorker)

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    The New Yorker's feed description

    From the daily newsletter: Trump wants to build a golf course in D.C., and his Administration is going to absurd lengths to do it.

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