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Gear from a television crew is seen outside of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. ( (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it

September 16, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs.

FILE – An aerial image of Consumer Energy’s J.H. Campbell Generating Complex is seen in Ottawa County, Mich., Sept. 21, 2024. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

September 12, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay...

Protesters hold signs in opposition of the Project Jupiter data center during a demonstration outside a state office in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans

September 3, 2026 at 8:38 a.m.

A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities...

FILE – A National Park Service worker stands near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation

August 13, 2026 at 7:45 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament.

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, second from left, listens as his attorney Norman Eisen, right, speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed

August 4, 2026 at 9:36 p.m.

The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen from the Washington Monument, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Jeanine Pirro refutes President Donald Trump’s claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

August 1, 2026 at 7:07 p.m.

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 construction and not the work...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

US and Saudi Arabia sign new nuclear agreement that could pave way for kingdom to enrich uranium

July 22, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday forged a new agreement that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists.

July 10, 2026 at 8:37 a.m.

The apparent reversal on release of a formal environmental health agenda is the latest in a cascade of disappointments for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement, who say...

The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

June 25, 2026 at 2:54 p.m.

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...

FILE – The cooling towers for units 4, left, and 3, right, are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia’s Burke County near Waynesboro, Ga., on May 29, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

June 23, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

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