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News Wrap: Arts commission approves design of Trump's 250-foot arch
In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, made up of President Trump's appointed allies, approved the design for his proposed 250-foot arch, Trump and Secretary of State Rubio revived warnings about possible U.S. intervention in Cuba and a judge in Minnesota sentenced the former leader of a non-profit to nearly 42 years in prison for her role in $250 million dollar fraud case.
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According to PBS News’s source item, News Wrap: Arts commission approves design of Trump’s 250-foot arch, In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, made up of President Trump’s appointed allies, approved the design for his proposed 250-foot arch, Trump and Secretary of State Rubio revived warnings about possible U.S. intervention in Cuba and a judge in Minnesota sentenced the former leader of a non-profit to nearly 42 years in prison for her role in $250 million dollar fraud case.
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- News Wrap: Arts commission approves design of Trump's 250-foot archPBS News - 2026-05-21T22:50:38+00:00
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