House Lawmaker Urges Congress to Sue Trump to Block Washington Arch

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - ⁠A ⁠senior U.S. ⁠House Democratic lawmaker ​on Tuesday urged House ‌Speaker Mike Johnson to ‌file ⁠suit ⁠in behalf of Congress to block the ​Trump administration from starting work on a ​triumphal arch in Washington."Congress has ⁠neither ⁠appropriated funding nor ⁠granted ​authority for this project," wrote ​Representative Chellie ⁠Pingree, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees ⁠funding for national parks."The administration is building ⁠it anyway, betting this body will do nothing to stop it. I am asking you to take all necessary steps to ⁠file suit immediately, while there is still ground left to save."(Reporting ​by David ShepardsonEditing by ​Nick Zieminski)Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.