A contentious and surreal hearing that included presidential insults, a Constitutional debate and death threats ended just after 5 p.m. ET on Monday with the plight of a Washington, D.C. municipal gol...

The plan to begin work transforming the course in four weeks injected fresh urgency into a federal lawsuit opposing changes to East Potomac Golf Links.

The plan calls for repairs to the course's seawall but the redesign is also expected to eliminate picnic areas, bike lanes, playgrounds and other recreation areas.