Image: The Interior Department’s new “America the Beautiful” annual pass for U.S. national parks.
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Visual investigation by the Washington Post: How Trump’s sweeping changes are remaking Washington.
News: 2026
January 9. Windsor Johnston: National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump’s face.
January 31. The Washington Post: Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial.
February 21. Mike Schneider: What to know about the Florida bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport for Trump.
March 19. Dan Diamond: Trump’s hand-picked panel votes to put his face on a U.S. gold coin.
March 27. Steve Inskeep: Treasury to put Trump’s signature on U.S. bills — a first for a sitting president.
March 27. Tamara Keith & Anusha Mathur: Marketing or a cult of personality? Trump’s name and face are all over the place.
March 29. Ashley Cai: Everything With Trump’s Name, Likeness and Signature.
April 4. Adam Gabbatt: ‘Unconstrained’ Trump seems to be on a quest to name most everything after himself.
April 23. Jesse Bedayn: Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far.
April 28. John Hudson & Amy B Wang: Image of Trump to be featured inside new passports to mark America’s 250th.
April 13. Joseph Gedeon: Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry.
July 7. Michele Kelemen: Commemorative passports featuring Trump draw both delight and ire.
August 5. John Ismay: Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More.
October 16. Steve Inskeep: Investigation details who donated to the White House ballroom project.
November 5. Maya Yang: Trump signs proclamation to try to prevent changes to gold-covered Oval Office.
News: 2025
December 4. PBS News: Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building while fighting the organization in court.
December 19. Andrew Limbong: President Trump adds his own name to the Kennedy Center.
December 22. NYT: Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships.