U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes handed down the order one day after she accused the administration of duping her in order to chop down over 400 trees.

Preservationists asked a federal judge Sunday night to immediately halt tree-cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, asserting in an emergency motion that government lawyers told them more than 500 trees ...

But first she directed Justice Department lawyers to track down a succession of progressively more senior officials involved in the decision, and ordered them to testify on the spot, as she demanded a...