Democratic staff on a House committee allege Trump allies used Freedom 250 to redirect the nation’s 250th anniversary planning toward political fundraising, donor confusion, voter-data collection and Christian nationalist programming. The interim report has not been adopted by the full committee.
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Trump said U.S. Park Police arrested multiple people for alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae and peeling blue coating appeared following a renovation. One arrested man, former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, denied damaging the pool.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green with algae days after a multimillion-dollar renovation meant to make it “American flag blue.” The Interior Department says nanobubble technology and hydrogen peroxide are being used to treat the water.
The White House will host its first UFC event Sunday, with Ilia Topuria facing Justin Gaethje on the South Lawn as storms threaten the evening schedule. A judge rejected a last-minute lawsuit seeking to block the fight, which coincides with Trump’s 80th birthday and America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
U.S. Park Police are investigating large “8647” markings found in the grass on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. Officials said grass samples were collected and the cause of the discoloration has not been determined.
Several artists have pulled out of the Great American State Fair concert series celebrating the US's 250th birthday, prompting Donald Trump to propose replacing the event with a Make America Great Again rally. Organizers and officials maintain the event is nonpartisan despite the controversy.