Reflecting Pool Debacle Is a Shorthand for Trump's Failing Second Term
The president is forcing his biggest supporters to choke down his incompetence and delusions like so much algae.

The National Park Service plans to begin draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool directly after America’s 250th birthday on July Fourth to repair any damage to the pool’s lining. In a court filing late Wednesday, the park service’s deputy director for operations, Frank Lands, said the plan is to “conduct repairs, including assessing and repairing […]
The president is forcing his biggest supporters to choke down his incompetence and delusions like so much algae.
The president has alleged that vandals are responsible for damage to the newly renovated pool.
The newly picked New York Democratic nominee for the House, Claire Valdez, has called for abolishing the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck and ultimately nationalizing the airline industry, positions that are likely to draw scrutiny as Democrats grapple with the rise of the party’s socialist wing. Valdez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated […]
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said early Thursday that more people have been arrested over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool than from files connected to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There’s been more people arrested over this than the Epstein files,” Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a discussion…
Democrats have expressed concerns that President Donald Trump is trying to exert federal authority over elections.
A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't turn over voter lists to the federal government.
The left won big in New York on Tuesday, adding new fuel to a fiery national debate roiling the Democratic Party. The argument pits those who say Democratic voters are hungry for a more aggressive, transformative approach against those who argue radicalism is a recipe for electoral defeat anywhere beyond urban, progressive strongholds. The first…
Illegal immigrant Moises Domingo Rico Rosales faces abduction and indecent exposure charges after DHS says he was freed by sanctuary jurisdiction officials who ignored an ICE detainer.