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made the pool a priority after an unnamed friend of his visiting from Germany called it "filthy, disgusting … not representative of the country." The pool typically gets a [deep clean every spring](https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/science/environment/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-cleaning/65-25f5dceb-1d90-4698-b549-5c2c1e49770e).
reflecting pool resurfacing, Kennedy Center renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2835x2835+1085+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F02%2Ff18099434cdca3830d2a3babb7e5%2Fdiptych-3.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [The many ways Trump wants to change
reflecting pool resurfacing, Kennedy Center renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2835x2835+1085+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F02%2Ff18099434cdca3830d2a3babb7e5%2Fdiptych-3.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [The many ways Trump wants to change
pools, and iPad portraits of his friends and family. - [Follow reaction and tributes to David Hockney](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gye2zk29zt) - [Obituary: Art's great innovator whose paintings made him a household name](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck77rg88gd9o)
changes to historical landmarks. The pool makeover began over the weekend as part of Trump's bid to beautify the US capital ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations this summer. When asked about
changes are seemingly temporary, like the [huge banners of Trump's face](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5761384/the-national-mall-is-a-propaganda-battlefield-for-trump-and-his-critics) hanging from the Justice Department, [Department of Agriculture](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJzRVZaRSxo/) and other federal buildings. Several concern the decor
made suit is gone, and it is clear that the negotiation of the UK should tackle all the issues which are foreseen for any candidate.” Gozi, now an MEP and chair of the European parliament
pool. There was outrage in France when it emerged that Barella had been reported to police several times for the alleged rape of girls in recent years [but had not been arrested](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/uproar-france-suspect-missing-girl-allegations-dismissed-lyhanna).
reflecting pool on the National Mall – the site of Martin Luther King Jr’s 1963 “I have a dream speech” – after it was drained and fenced off to allow contractors to complete upgrades
made that more difficult, with women now substantially outnumbering men on college campuses. "And so if you're a woman and you have a four-year degree, today there's just fewer men relative
made clear that companies first had to document a problem, and then come up with a reasonable and time-limited plan for how to increase the number of minorities or women in their ranks. Five
changed his stance as reconciliation dragged on. He said now that reconciliation is moving, Republicans could also approve additional funding. **Trump has nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier to be the new surgeon general,** the official responsible
Changing Europe thinktank notes](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/19/wes-streetings-brexit-europe-referendum), Streeting’s main rival in the race so far, Andy Burnham, is also [a bit of a Remainer himself](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/29/rachel-reeves-labour-party-conference-youth-guarantee-unemployment-uk-politics-live-latest-news?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-68da8fe08f088bee03e6f729#block-68da8fe08f088bee03e6f729) – but to run in the leadership
changing these days in Washington, D.C., with even more on the horizon: 10 city blocks of the National Mall will soon transform into a multi-week state fair spectacle, complete with a Ferris wheel