{"id":214594,"date":"2026-06-23T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-pool-project-plagued-by-peeling-paint-and-algae-blooms-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:44:44","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-pool-project-plagued-by-peeling-paint-and-algae-blooms-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-pool-project-plagued-by-peeling-paint-and-algae-blooms-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president\u2019s pool project plagued by peeling paint \u2013 and algae blooms – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump\u2019s claims that \u2018vandals\u2019 are to blame don\u2019t hold water so far \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 22 June
Donald Trump is claiming \u2013 without providing evidence \u2013 that the sorry state of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool weeks after a $14m renovation is the work of \u201cvandals\u201d.
On Monday, Trump was adamant it was not the pool company to blame for the algae blooms and peeling paint, instead pointing to five people arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation.
\u201cIt\u2019s not a lot of damage, but we\u2019ll probably have to let the water out and refix it. They went in there with a knife,\u201d Trump told reporters Monday, describing what he first said was a 290- to 300ft slit in the paint but then later amended to a 350ft slit. He also said someone had put fertilizer into the water, which caused the algae to grow.
When pushed to provide evidence of his claims, he told reporters to call the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. Neither agency responded immediately to a request for comment, nor did the US park police.
Trump has sought to turn the monument \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d in time for the for the country\u2019s 250th birthday, which included painting the bottom of the pool a dark shade of navy officially called \u201cOld Glory Blue\u201d.
He awarded a no-bid contract to a company he said had previously done work on swimming pools at one of his golf clubs, and within days of the completion of the work, the water started to appear green<\/a> from algae plaguing the standing water and the coating of paint applied during the renovation also started to detach.
It\u2019s unclear when the pool will be drained, but a spokesperson with the DC Water Authority said the agency has issued the national parks service a temporary permit to discharge water into a sewer that flows into a local treatment facility. The permit was issued 16 June and expires 2 July, the spokesperson said.
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The 21st Century Road to Housing Act would limit investors\u2019 ability to buy homes, waives some federal permitting rules in a bid to ease new construction, and authorizes pilot programs to facilitate grants for home improvements and planning affordable housing. It passed the Senate overwhelmingly, with a vote of 85-5, and now heads to the House of Representatives.
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Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part of an agreement under which Washington will lift sanctions on Tehran\u2019s oil exports and the strait of Hormuz will reopen, the US vice-president, JD Vance<\/a>, has said.
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A federal judge agreed to quash the US federal government\u2019s subpoenas of leaders in Minnesota<\/a> issued during the Trump administration<\/a>\u2019s controversial immigration crackdown on the state earlier this year.
The US Department of Justice issued subpoenas to the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz<\/a>; the attorney general, Keith Ellison; the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey; and other local officials in the Twin Cities in January.
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Gas \u2060station \u200boperators including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons were sued on Monday by California drivers \u2060who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump<\/a><\/strong>.
Authorities in Illinois<\/a> say that two older residents were killed and at least five other people were injured <\/a>in a tornado that ripped through a rural county and destroyed several buildings<\/a><\/strong> on Sunday evening.
The television network ABC<\/a> is seeking the public\u2019s backing as it faces simultaneous investigations from the Brendan Carr-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC)<\/a><\/strong>.
Alan Greenspan<\/a>, the influential economist who \u200bsteered US \u2060monetary policy \u2060during \u200bhis \u200cfive \u200cterms as chair \u200cof the Federal Reserve \u200cunder four presidents, \u200bhas died aged 100<\/a><\/strong>.
The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned<\/a><\/strong> five months after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the LA Unified school district headquarters.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 21 June 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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