In 2020, the National Links Trust signed a 50-year deal to oversee Washington D.C.'s three municipal golf courses. Just five years later, the Trump administration has officially ended that lease, claiming a breach of contract with the National Parks Service, which owns each the land that the courses are on.

The monument will be illuminated with projections depicting American history, focusing on the country's founding and its future, across a five-night celebration that runs from Dec. 31, 2025 through Jan.