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People pass by an empty Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing the Reflecting Pool

October 1, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants

October 1, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown.

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

September 23, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moves Wednesday to a courtroom in the nation’s capital.

The artist sketch depicts Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson, front left, watching as Whitney Minter, a public defender from the eastern division of Virginia, stands to represent Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, in federal court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

August 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery...

Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)

Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on President Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

August 21, 2026 at 6:44 p.m.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks past reporters following an interview with Fox News outside the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

August 18, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years...

Construction continues on the helipad, center, and ballroom, right at White House, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

President Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal

August 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower...

Appeals court rules President Donald Trump can’t build White House ballroom without congressional approval

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

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval.

Workers pick up trash along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

July 9, 2026 at 9:21 a.m.

A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other...

The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

June 1, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping...

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