Politics Aug 13 Reflecting Pool's botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service's reputation By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Aug 11 Trump talks about the Reflecting Pool and White House ballroom a lot. Here's exactly how much PolitiFact analyzed all of Trump’s public events and speeches over the first seven months of 2026 in which he mentioned his construction projects — including the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool — and beautifying the nation’s capital. By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact
Politics Aug 05 Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that he bore no responsibility for longstanding problems at the landmark,… By Matthew Daly, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Aug 03 WATCH: Trump says Jeanine Pirro 'made a mistake' and 'choked' on Reflecting Pool vandalism case reversal The president reiterated his disappointment with Pirro for a court filing in which her office blamed a contractor’s shoddy work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rather than vandalism. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 31 Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as well as “the rush to complete the project… By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Jul 10 Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp By Will Weissert, Associated Press The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling… Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces felony charge related to Reflecting Pool By Lindsay Whitehurst, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Reflecting Pool. Continue reading
Jun 23 Pentagon asks Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover cost of Iran war By Associated Press The request adds to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Continue reading