Federal judge blocks tree removal at DC golf course

🗞️ Story file #1000

Federal judge blocks tree removal at DC golf course

Oct 26, 11 PM ET to Oct 28, 5 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

33outlets carried it
🫏14 · 8 · 10🐘left · center · right
1.3 dayson the front pages
33front pages at once, at its peak
6 minof TV captions
1radio newscast
19people retold it online

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

Oct 26, 11 PM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
Oct 27, 12 AM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Oct 27, 5 AM ETfirst on TV: CNN
Oct 27, 4 PM ETpeak: on 33 front pages
Oct 28, 5 AM ETretold online by 19 people

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 26, 11 PM to Oct 28, 5 AM ET (peak 33), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “disbelieve” 2 “Absolutely No Right” “I am not the Lorax” “Rarely, If Ever” “no expertise in Golf” “unconstitutional” “That good walk spoiled”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 course case

✏️ 13 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

ABC News (2 wordings): “Judge admonishes Trump administration over plans for Washington, DC, golf course” → “Judge slams Trump admin over golf course plans”
CNN (2 wordings): “Judge puts new limits on Trump’s golf course renovation, blocks removal of more trees” → “Judge slams DOJ for asking her to ‘disbelieve’ Trump in golf course case”
New York Post (2 wordings): “A federal judge extended a block Monday on President Trump’s cherished plans to renovate the East Potomac Golf Course, prompting a furious tirade from the commander in chief.” → “Judge infuriates Trump by blocking plans to renovate historic DC golf course: ‘I am not the Lorax’”
Newsmax (3 wordings): “Judge Extends Limits on Trump's DC Golf Course Renovation” → “Trump Vows D.C. Golf Course Remodel Despite Judge's Ruling”
Raw Story (3 wordings): “Judge blisters Trump DOJ's stunning demand in golf course case: 'That good walk spoiled'” → “DOJ races to appeals court as Trump's golf course overhaul in jeopardy”
Red State (3 wordings): “Trump Golf Course Battle Takes Another Turn As Judge Reyes Blocks Tree Removal, Calls Out DOJ” → “Trump Administration Trump Golf Course Battle Takes Another Turn As Judge Reyes Blocks Tree Removal, Calls Out DOJ Susie Moore”
The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): “JUST IN: Foreign-Born Biden Judge Blasts Trump, Blocks Admin From Cutting Down Trees at Potomac Golf Course” → “JUST IN: Foreign-Born Biden Judge Blasts Trump, Blocks Admin From Cutting Down Trees at Potomac Golf Course – Trump Responds”
The Hill (3 wordings): “Judge extends tree-cutting block at East Potomac Park” → “Trump: East Potomac golf course renovation to proceed despite judge's order”
The Independent (2 wordings): “Judge halts Trump's makeover of historic DC golf course after 400 trees cut down” → “Trump rails against 'unconstitutional' ruling that put a halt to his DC golf course project”
The Washington Post (2 wordings): “Judge halts tree removal, imposes new limits on Trump’s golf project” → “Judge halts tree removal, imposes new limits on Trump’s golf project - The Washington Post”
The Washington Sun (2 wordings): “In Scathing Ruling, Judge Extends Ban on Tree Cutting at Trump’s Golf Project” → “Justice Department Appeals Judge’s Ban on Tree-Cutting at East Potomac Golf Course”
The Washington Times (3 wordings): “Judge imposes roadblocks on Trump's plans for golf course on National Mall” → “Federal judge tells Trump he can't start building golf course but he says plans are moving forward”
Yahoo News (3 wordings): “Judge halts tree cutting at Trump's golf course renovation after 400-plus trees removed” → “Judge slams Justice Department for asking her to ‘disbelieve’ Trump in golf course case”

Every outlet's first headline (33), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Altering D.C. Public Golf Course Oct 26, 11 PM ET
Raw Story Judge blisters Trump DOJ's stunning demand in golf course case: 'That good walk spoiled' Oct 26, 10 PM ET
Rolling Stone Trump’s D.C. Golf Course Plans Blocked by Judge 4 hours ago Oct 27, 10 AM ET
The New Republic Trump Proudly Declares He’s Ignoring Judge on Golf Course Takeover Oct 27, 11 AM ET
ABC News Judge admonishes Trump administration over plans for Washington, DC, golf course Oct 27, 4 PM ET
CBS News Judge continues to block Trump from cutting down trees at D.C. golf course Oct 26, 11 PM ET
CNN Judge puts new limits on Trump’s golf course renovation, blocks removal of more trees Oct 26, 11 PM ET
Mediaite Trump Rails Against Judge Halting DC Golf Course Project in Defiant Tirade: ‘Absolutely No Right’ Oct 27, 7 AM ET
NBC News Judge further extends block on Trump administration’s removing trees at D.C. golf course Oct 27, 12 AM ET
NPR A judge halted D.C. golf course renovations. Trump says they'll still start next month Oct 27, 2 PM ET
New York Times Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park Oct 26, 10 PM ET
The Independent Judge halts Trump's makeover of historic DC golf course after 400 trees cut down Oct 27, 8 AM ET
The Washington Post Judge halts tree removal, imposes new limits on Trump’s golf project Oct 26, 10 PM ET
Yahoo News Judge halts tree cutting at Trump's golf course renovation after 400-plus trees removed Oct 27, 5 AM ET
Bloomberg Trump Says Golf Course Project Will Proceed Despite Court Order Oct 27, 1 AM ET
Forbes Trump Vows To Proceed With D.C. Golf Course Renovation After Judge Blocks Tree Removal Oct 27, 9 AM ET
Newsweek Trump Slams Judge in Golf Course Fight, Says People Being Hit With Balls Oct 27, 6 AM ET
Reuters Judge extends block on Trump plans to renovate Washington golf course Oct 27, 4 AM ET
Scripps News The Trump Presidency Trump vows appeal after judge blocks parts of D.C. golf course overhaul AP via Scripps News Group Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Straight Arrow News Judge extends block on Trump administration cutting down trees at historic DC golf course Oct 27, 7 AM ET
The Hill Judge extends tree-cutting block at East Potomac Park Oct 26, 11 PM ET
WSJ Judge Bars Trump Administration From Cutting More Trees on D.C. Golf Course Oct 26, 10 PM ET
Just the News Federal judge extends freeze on Trump's renovations at public golf course in Washington Oct 27, 8 AM ET
The Epoch Times Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump Admin From Cutting Trees at Washington Golf Course Oct 27, 12 PM ET
The Washington Times Judge imposes roadblocks on Trump's plans for golf course on National Mall Oct 27, 2 AM ET
Washington Examiner Federal judge blocks further changes to DC golf course Oct 27, 12 AM ET
IJR Judge Bars Tree Removal, Limits Trump Golf Renovation Oct 27, 1 AM ET
New York Post A federal judge extended a block Monday on President Trump’s cherished plans to renovate the East Potomac Golf Course, prompting a furious tirade from the commander in chief. Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Newsmax Judge Extends Limits on Trump's DC Golf Course Renovation Oct 26, 10 PM ET
Red State Trump Golf Course Battle Takes Another Turn As Judge Reyes Blocks Tree Removal, Calls Out DOJ Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Daily Caller Judge Makes ‘Rarely, If Ever’ Decision Over Trump Admin’s Golf Course Tree-Felling Oct 27, 12 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit JUST IN: Foreign-Born Biden Judge Blasts Trump, Blocks Admin From Cutting Down Trees at Potomac Golf Course Oct 26, 10 PM ET
The Washington Sun In Scathing Ruling, Judge Extends Ban on Tree Cutting at Trump’s Golf Project Oct 27, 12 AM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN5 min

MSNOW69 s

TRUMP RAILS ON JUDGE OVER NEW LIMITS ON GOLF COURSE RENOVATION CNN, 2 min
JUDGE PUTS NEW LIMITS ON TRUMP'S DC GOLF COURSE RENOVATION CNN, 2 min
JUDGE DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUMP'S DC GOLF COURSE PROJECT MSNOW, 43 s
Judge Orders New Limits On Trump's Golf Course Renovation, Blocks Removal Of More Trees CNN, 27 s
A judge has sided with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa after the Democratic gubernatorial candidate MSNOW, 19 s
that keep families and the environment safe MSNOW, 7 s

📻 On the radio

NPR News Now, Oct 27, 12:10 AM ET: story 6 of 7

what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from altering East Potomac Park after the government cut down trees without permission. Oct 28: told by 19 people; told before on Oct 15, Oct 14, Oct 13, Oct 11

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump Biden Potomac Golf Club

what the fact-checkers looked into

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the running story it belongs to

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