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Lincoln Memorial Pool Gets Drained — Again

NPR News: 07-14-2026 12AM EDT · Jul 14, 2026 News

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, repainted 'American flag blue' this spring, is being drained for the second time after algae turned the water green and the blue lining started peeling. The Trump administration is rehiring the same contractor — despite the failed first attempt.

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Death of Senator Lindsey Graham Shakes the Senate

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The Senate returns from the July 4 recess to a transformed landscape: South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham has died at 71, a loss NPR's Claudia Rosales says will make 'a difficult season for the Senate even harder.' Graham chaired the Senate budget committee, and his absence throws Republican plans for a partisan spending bill into disarray — without a committee chair to drive the process, senators face an urgent scramble to recalibrate. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has called on Graham's sister Darlene to fill out the remainder of his term through January, with her swearing-in expected Tuesday afternoon.

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