interior department
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course
WASHINGTON | U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to remake the city. Reyes issued the order following a tense three-hour hearing in which she harshly criticized the government for […]
Evidence refutes Trump’s vandalism claims in Reflecting Pool debacle. Charges dismissed
WASHINGTON | The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that additional documents provided by the Interior Department since […]
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
WASHINGTON | A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says. The U.S. Park Police responded June 9 to […]