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President Trump Takes Credit for Steep Crime Rate Declines

Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president’s current term.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

President Trump at an event in Garden City, N.Y., on Long Island on Friday.
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DOJ Charges Kentucky Woman in World War II Memorial Vandalism Case

Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.

© John Mcdonnell/Associated Press

National Guard troops patrol the World War II Memorial on Friday after it was vandalized.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom

The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.

© Andrew Leyden for The New York Times

Construction of the new White House ballroom at the White House in July.
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David Hearn’s Lawyers Ask Court to Bar Future Reflecting Pool Charges

Citing comments by President Trump, David Hearn raised the prospect of “prosecutorial harassment.”

© Andrew Leyden for The New York Times

Workers inspected the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month.
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Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review

Dennis Kirk, a former adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, is President Trump’s nominee for inspector general for the Interior Department.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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D.C.-Area Airport to Close for 3 Hours for Grand Prix Event

The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed other closures at Reagan National Airport over events for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

© Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Ronald Reagan National Airport will face delays.
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Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations

The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

Investigators concluded that botched work by a contractor, not vandalism, had caused the Reflecting Pool’s recent problems.
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