The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that helps shape the look of Washington’s monuments and federal buildings.

“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately,” read an email reviewed by The Washington Post and sent late Tuesday by a staffer in the White House personnel office.

The move—first reported by the Post—came as Trump accelerates plans for several flashy construction projects, including a $300 million White House ballroom and a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. Both would require review by at least one federal design board, and Trump has been cleaning house to make sure those boards

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