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Vietnam veterans group denies backing Trump’s controversial arch

Veterans groups are pushing back against claims they support President Donald Trump’s controversial 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. As a judge reviews a lawsuit challenging the project’s legality, opponents argue the monument threatens historic landmarks. A final vote…

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Culture, the arts and the culture war: book bans, the administration's grip on the Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian, artists speaking out and the religious left.

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Book Bans & Libraries Book bans and challenges in schools and libraries, librarians under attack, PEN America's counts and the fight for the freedom to read.
Trump's Culture War The administration's takeover of culture: the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian review, cancelled arts grants, Trump's arch and the drive against 'woke' history.
Artists & Celebrities Speak Out Artists, musicians and actors who speak out against the administration or for Palestine, from Bruce Springsteen to Bad Bunny, and the backlash they face.
Faith & the Religious Left Religion and progressive politics: the religious left, Christian nationalism and its critics, bishops and faith leaders on immigration and war, and Pope Leo XIV's interventions.

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