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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum doubled down on claims that vandals were responsible for damage to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, rejecting the Justice Department’s assessment that faulty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to ...

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false. By Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold Federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy ...

President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting. By Erica ...

‘What a loser’: Donald Trump faces backlash for embarrassing moment during Freedom 250 Grand Prix As part of the ongoing celebration of the United States of America’s 250th birthday, the Freedom 250 ...

US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, saying the damage is now believed to be "the result of flawed ...

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