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November 11, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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President Donald Trump honored veterans at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday and spoke about building his 250-foot triumphal arch. The proposed construction has been mired in legal challenges, including a lawsuit that argues it obstructs views of the Kennedy family’s gravesites in the cemetery as well as “the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes.”

Trump: Veterans have been waiting 200 years for proposed triumphal arch | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump honored veterans at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday and spoke about building his 250-foot triumphal arch. The proposed construction has been mired in legal challenges, including a lawsuit that argues it obstructs views of the Kennedy family’s gravesites in the cemetery as well as “the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes.”

President Donald Trump honored veterans at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday and spoke about building his 250-foot triumphal arch. The proposed construction has been mired in legal challenges, including a lawsuit that argues it obstructs views of the Kennedy family’s gravesites in the cemetery as well as “the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes.”

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Trinity College in Dublin, chanting and throwing milk toward former President Joe Biden as he attended an event honoring his son, Hunter Biden.

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The Kennedy family is joining the legal fight against Trump’s planned 250-foot monument, arguing it would disrupt views of JFK’s grave and other memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.

Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot tells Erin Burnett that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "going to get impeached," despite House Republicans blocking an immediate vote. Ullyot criticized Hegseth's behavior at a recent press conference, describing him as a "Fox News fire breather" who focuses on himself rather than the troops.

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