Fahrenthold, who has spent years following the money around Donald Trump and his orbit for the New York Times. He has devoted a surprising amount of time and energy into relaying the minute engineering problems plaguing this shallow pool on the National Mall.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs and paint job will cost $13.1 million, despite Trump’s promises that his contractor would charge only $1.8 million

The Cultural Landscape Foundation and Charles A. Birnbaum, plaintiffs, v. U.S. Department of the Interior, " Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction and/or Stay of Agency Action ," May 11, 2026

As Trump is charging forward with overhauling the Reflecting Pool, controversy and derision have intensified, bringing a lawsuit that threatens to stop the project mid-paint job, potentially leaving the 2,800-foot pool on the National Mall only partially painted in the blue color he chose. That court fight is coming to a head this week, when a judge will decide whether to issue an injunction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - rich with history 100 years after being constructed - is currently undergoing a dramatic transformation ordered by President Donald Trump.

Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is undergoing a major overhaul — and the cost of that work is raising questions in Washington. Costs are reportedly rising significantly on the project, which was ordered ...

For more than a century, the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has served as a staging ground for civic participation. With its grand scale but subdued character, it is a place where much of the meaning is made by the people using it: the ...