A golfer walks in front of cut down trees at East Potomac Golf Links near Hains Point in Washington, DC, October 19, 2026. - Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

A federal judge extended an order blocking tree removal from a Washington, DC golf course President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate, while imposing new notice requirements on any other major changes the administration seeks to make on the golf course grounds.

The new 70-page opinion from US District Judge Ana Reyes cited Trump’s own statements about his plans for East Potomac Golf Course.

The judge said she was forced to act now in the long-simmering dispute – which came to a head ...