Trump calls it ‘Trash Island.’ For some golfers, East Potomac is an oasis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims surrounding its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree did not indicate work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order. “There is no universe in which all of this coincidentally happened all at the same time,” U. S. District Judge Ana Reyes said during a hearing over the fate of a project that has emerged as the latest legal flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s campaign to leave his personal imprint on the nation’s capital. Reyes last week ordered a halt to the golf course’s redevelopment plans until at least Oct. 26 after scolding the government for starting a large-scale tree removal at the course over a holiday weekend while providing little notice to the court or the plaintiffs trying to stop the makeover. Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter EmailThen, on Sunday, Trump announced plans on social media to close the golf course for 15 months, starting on Nov.

President Donald Trump says he will close the East Potomac golf course, just across the river from Arlington, for 15 months of renovations starting Sunday, Nov. 15. Trump announced the plan on social media today (Sunday). He said the work would make the historic public course “one of the Best and Most Spectacular Golf Courses anywhere in the World.”

Rep. Don Beyer on East Potomac Park, the Kennedy Center, and President Trump's proposed arch. Plus, Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto on the city exploring tax hikes and National Guard troops near schools. The post The Politics Hour: What’s next for East Potomac Park golf course and debating D.C. tax hikes appeared first on WAMU .

The crash was reported around 2 p.m. Oct. 19 on State Road 39 near the intersection with County Road 950 North.

ByEyewitness News Saturday, October 24, 2026 10:44AMSeveral people also suffered stab wounds during the chaotic incident in South Ozone Park. WABCSOUTH OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- An investigation is underway Saturday morning after a woman was shot by police during a chaotic situation in Queens. Police say they received multiple 911 calls about a break-in and stabbing at a home on 149th Street in South Ozone Park. When police arrived, they say they tried knocking on the door but no one answered. They said moments later a man shouted from a second floor window that he was stabbed by his uncle. Then a woman opened a window on the third floor and tossed her keys to police. Officers went inside to the third floor and that's where they said they encountered a woman and two men struggling. They separated as police told them to put their hands up. "The female pointed with her left hand at one of the males across the room but did not raise her right hand, the officers continued to issue the same verbal commands, the female still did not comply and moved in the direction of the officers with a knife in her hand," said NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera.

Peace talks likely in mid-NovemberU. S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff secured the latest commitment to talks after shuttling between Oslo, Norway, and St. Petersburg, Russia, this week to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin. A new round of negotiations would be the fourth brokered by the Trump administration, following the most recent round in Geneva in February. A Kremlin spokesman said that the next round of talks is likely to be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, around mid-November. Western governments backing the peace initiative are seeking a new formula to break the impasse while acknowledging that territorial and security questions remain unresolved. U. S. President Donald Trump’s ties with Zelenskyy, meanwhile, have sunk to a new low. Moscow has been bolstered by Trump’s deal for Russia to supply the U. S. with diesel and his recent rejection of new Russia sanctions. Kyiv has been undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones after rejecting a call by the U. S. president to halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.