POLITICS

New plans for Trump arch show it would dwarf Lincoln Memorial

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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

Immigration Board Denies Mahmoud Khalil’s Appeal

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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a news conference outside Federal Court in Philadelphia on Oct. 21, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo An immigration appeals board on April 9 denied Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s final appeal seeking to keep him from being deported from the United States. The former Columbia University student and leader of pro-Palestinian protests is

‘That Ain’t My Party’: Al Sharpton Says It Would Be ‘Crazy’ for Black People To Celebrate America’s 250th as 2028 Dem Hopefuls Pay Homage to Him

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‘They’re going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country July 4, but that’s not our celebration,’ Sharpton said Al Sharpton (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) National Action Network founder Al Sharpton said at his group’s annual convention this week, which featured several 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls, that it would be “crazy” for black people to

Trump proposes painting executive office building white

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President Trump has submitted plans to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white.  The French Second Empire-style, slate-gray building houses office space for members of the president’s team, including the National Security Council.  An America 250 flag outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 9,