Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course until Oct 26

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has halted tree-cutting at the historic East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C. until October 26, as part of President Donald Trump's plans to renovate the city. The order came one day after a tense three-hour hearing where the judge criticized the government for deceiving her with its actions over the weekend.

During the hearing, Reyes demanded a 24-hour pause and later extended it to 14 days if necessary. The government was given the task of finding a key Trump administration official to explain why massive tree-cutting was needed over the holiday weekend with little notice to plaintiffs in a lawsuit attempting to halt the renovation plans.

The judge also instructed the government to provide the court and plaintiffs with three business days' written advance notice before making any irreversible changes to any permanent feature of the East Potomac Golf Course.