President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months later, it is empty and closed to the public.

A nonprofit organization, which focuses on educating the public about cultural landscapes, has asked a federal judge to grant emergency access to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before additional repairs permanently alter what it says is key evidence ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long leaned into his background as a real estate developer. Almost a year and a half into his second term, he has been focused increasingly on efforts that will leave a lasting physical imprint on the nation’s ...

The top Democrat on the House oversight committee is seeking answers from the two contractors that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has caught national media attention in recent days. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) sent scathing letters to ...

Social media posts in May 2026 have attempted to compare the cost of renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., during the administrations of U.S. President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. The posts claim Obama ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New images have captured federal employees inspecting damage in multiple spots of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after President Donald Trump's botched $17 million renovation.

President Donald Trump's repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are estimated to cost an additional $11.3 million since he first announced the effort, according to the New York Times. President Donald Trump’s repairs to the Lincoln Memorial ...

National Park Service workers have been spotted at the reflecting pool, even as defense attorneys say evidence of any alleged tampering must be preserved. Lawyers for the people accused of vandalizing the Trump administration’s recently renovated Lincoln ...