Trump Plans East Potomac Renovation

President Donald Trump announced a plan by the Interior DepartmentDepartment of the InteriorU.S. federal executive department and golf architect Tom FazioTom FazioAmerican golf course architect to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links as a championship-level course. The public course in Washington is already at the center of a lawsuit by the D.C. Preservation League and local residents, who say the project could harm public land and bypass environmental review. Trump described the course as deteriorated and unsafe, citing dangerous trees and a hazardous seawall. The administration called recent tree removal routine safety or restoration work, while plaintiffs said it was tied to the overhaul. After the announcement, Judge Ana Reyes ordered officials to say whether the plan is still preliminary and whether a final agency decision exists.