Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
President Trump has been pushing to build a gigantic,
gilded, triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., near Arlington National Cemetery.
Trump has previously said it's to honor the nation's 250th birthday, but also to honor himself.
Now, he says he's going to use the arch as a huge military complex.
It's to hold large amounts of weapons and positions for military snipers.
Opponents say there's no military reason for this.
The Pentagon's right there.
But NPR's Franco Ordonez says just as when the Trump tore down...
Part of the White House for his ballroom, there doesn't seem to be a quick way to stop this project.
In this case, he's essentially ignoring many of the traditional processes in place, you know,
skipping Congress and taking what is a very liberal interpretation of his own executive authority.
And frankly, daring those opposed to him to try to stop him.
And like the ballroom, many fear that he will move too quickly, much more quickly than the courts can respond.
To the point where it just gets very, very hard to kind of turn the clock back
or stop or slow the project to make a difference.
NPR's Franco Ordonez reporting.
Customers who use heating oil could pay sharply higher costs for it this winter as the war with Iran continues.
Many households are already paying substantially more for gas and groceries.
NPR's Windsor-Johnston reports.