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The decision, made Thursday by a board largely composed of President Donald Trump’s allies, amounts to a doubling down of the institution’s initial plan so changes could be made that leaders said were necessary for safety.
Critics say the monthslong Reflecting Pool saga and other demands by Trump risk undermining the integrity of a federal agency that has long been held in high esteem by the American public.
Extending the deployment into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate.
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval.
Auditors found that 108 of 264 leases identified for termination on the Wall of Receipts were already in the process of termination when DOGE was established.
Virginia’s governor says she will press for lower electric bills, job protections and continued clean energy investment as the SCC reviews the deal.
Metropolitan Police say Jeremiah Greene, 21, was detained at the scene Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Bobby Lee Cannon, 35, of Southeast D.C.
President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation's poorest children.
Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday they were investigating.
President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch could disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location, according to an assessment by the National Park Service.
The Defense Department said in its estimate the cost assumes there will be an average of 2,500 National Guard members in Washington through January 2029.
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.
In place of the people movers, the airport will add a new U-shaped passenger train, a central walking tunnel and more moving walkways.
Produced by environmental scientists, the report said regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, force entities to examine alternative sources of water and clamp down on users who might be using more water than they should be.
A large coalition led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will mark the anniversary of the historic March on Washington next month with a march for democracy.
Whether all the partying to come gives the nation a breather from disunity or aggravates it is an open question.