Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from closing East Potomac Park

A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Saturday from closing East Potomac Park for at least another two weeks. According to The Hill, the ruling is a setback for President Trump, who had planned to close the park on Sunday to allow for the construction of an 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio.

In a separate matter, the Trump administration blamed a botched replacement of old copper wire communication lines for a nationwide ground stop on Friday that left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo. New Straits Times reports that Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford stated 12,000 flights were canceled on Friday, and he predicted a full resumption of flight schedules by the close of business on Sunday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the four-hour ground stop was declared following maintenance work to upgrade old copper wire.

PBS NewsHour reports that President Trump has expressed varying views regarding the way ahead in the Iran war following recent midterm elections. While the president told reporters after meeting with Qatar’s prime minister that he believed it was highly unlikely he would need to order new major strikes, he later raised questions about finding an endgame and directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on a domestic anti-fraud campaign.

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