A judge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments after it won federal approval

The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5722x3815+0+0/resize/5722x3815!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2Fad%2F519ddb20452ca88d55aff277fc30%2Fgettyimages-2303244303.jpg' alt='Demonstrators stand at Memorial Circle to protest President Trump's proposed arch on Thursday night as a federal panel heard hours of testimony from concerned citizens. It voted to approve the structure.'/><p>The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days.</p><p>(Image credit: Tom Brenner)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6031990' />