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President Donald Trump said contractors are assessing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following an algae bloom and visible peeling paint, and that the pool will probably be drained as part of repair work.
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A Republican congressman said he will end a months-long absence from Washington, D.C., following an undisclosed health issue that kept him away from the House floor for 135 roll call votes.
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The New Jersey Republican, who has been missing votes for months, told an adviser he plans to come back for scheduled House activity before the chamber’s Independence Day recess.
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Senate Democrats Ron Wyden and Maggie Hassan say they have launched an investigation into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to vaccine policy and the federal vaccine advisory panel, seeking communications and other records on how legal and public health consequences were determined.
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Mixed martial artist Sean O’Malley said he made a joke to President Donald Trump on the anniversary of the president’s 80th birthday after his win at UFC’s Freedom 250 event on June 14 at the White House South Lawn.
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In a White House press briefing on June 18, 2026, Vice President JD Vance responded to a question about whether President Donald Trump would assign him responsibility if an Iran-related deal collapses, saying he was “not at all” concerned.
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Kenyan McDuffie’s concession Thursday morning sets up Janeese Lewis George to take over the mayor’s office, with the D.C. Council member holding about 53 percent of the vote as vote counting continues.
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released Thursday shows 33 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, a figure the survey describes as his lowest approval rating on the issue. The same measure places Trump three points below former President Joe Biden’s worst economy-handling approval mark.
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The former Fox News host made the remarks on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” in a discussion about the Trump administration’s Iran diplomacy and how its strategy evolved after the use of force did not achieve the outcome he described.
