October 28, 2026
The U.S. Interior Department told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday there's no need to order it to retain records on East Potomac Golf Course tree removals or makeover plans in a case where its assertions have often conflicted with President Donald Trump's online posts.
October 27, 2026
A D.C. federal judge has ordered the federal government to stop all tree removal at East Potomac Golf Course and to give the court notice before making irreparable changes to its surrounding park, saying she couldn't "disbelieve the president's clear, repeated statements" that a major overhaul would begin soon.
October 19, 2026
Trump administration lawyers continued to insist at a hearing Monday there is no final plan to remake East Potomac Golf Course, and they changed their tune about whether one would require environmental review, despite new social media posts from the president announcing that work on the overhaul would begin "immediately."
October 13, 2026
A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration not to fell any more trees on a public golf course it's seeking to rebuild, days after the government cleared over 400 trees from the park.
July 02, 2026
A Washington, D.C., federal judge said she was unlikely to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's plan to remake the capital's East Potomac Golf Links, but also declined to order a stoppage of any work on the site until more concrete steps are taken.
May 29, 2026
A District of Columbia preservationist group and two recreational golfers told the D.C. federal court not to toss their golf course suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and its U.S. National Park Service, arguing that the federal government needs to be stopped because it is currently going forward with its plans to turn a public park's historic recreational golf course into a professional golfing venue despite claiming otherwise.
May 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Interior has struck a deal with the operator of three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., bringing momentary peace to a sticky fight over the Trump administration's effort to seize the properties.
April 15, 2026
President Donald Trump's plans to renovate a public Washington, D.C., golf course and turn it into a championship venue faces strong legal headwinds as experts say the administration skipped several regulatory steps when it started work on the project.
April 10, 2026
The Trump administration on Friday asked a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit looking to stop renovations on a local municipal golf course, arguing the preservation group and local golfers who brought the case are trying to become de-facto project superintendents.