The former roommate of the suspect accused in Charlie Kirk’s murder will not have to testify in person during a preliminary hearing in the case, a Utah judge ruled on Monday. The decision denied a request from the defense team representing the suspect, Tyler Robinson, and argued any testimony’s credibility could be challenged later if the case…
Four states are holding primaries on Tuesday, including New York, with several closely watched congressional races, and South Carolina, with a Republican runoff in the governor’s race after no candidate won majority support in the primary earlier this month. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence will be tested at the ballot box, since he endorsed…
Over the past several decades, the checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated. Tony Dokoupil talks with Jill Lepore, author of “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution,” and Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about our nation’s bedrock document, which…
Since President Trump took office a year ago, the news has never let up. Just consider recent weeks: An attack in Venezuela; talk of acquiring Greenland (via what Mr. Trump described as “the easy way” or “the hard way”); a criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve chair; and the fatal shooting of an American woman…
The streets of the nation’s capital will host an IndyCar race this summer as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday, President Trump announced Friday, relishing the prospect of vehicles roaring past the White House at speeds approaching 200 mph. Mr. Trump signed an executive order establishing the race on Aug. 23 alongside Roger Penske,…
Washington — President Trump says he wants the new triumphal arch he’s commissioning as a gate to Washington, D.C., to be the “biggest one of all” in the world, even though the proposed site is situated along a flight path for nearby Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The design continues to be refined,…
Washington — The Interior Department has submitted renderings of President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, showing that the structure would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac River. The proposal calls for the arch to be roughly 250 feet tall, more than twice as high as the 99-foot tall Lincoln Memorial. It would…
A Trump-appointed commission tasked with reviewing public buildings in Washington, D.C., raised questions about but ultimately gave preliminary design approval to one of President Trump’s architectural priorities: a 250-foot stone arch that would tower above the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The commissioners questioned project architect Nicolas Charbonneau about the arch’s structural footings, pedestrian…
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President Trump’s renovation kick has now reached the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The president told reporters Thursday that his administration is planning to pour down a new surface onto the bottom of the pool, atop its stone flooring. The swimming pool-style surface — made out of the “latest and greatest filament” — will be colored…
