The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being cleaned in preparation for America’s 250th Anniversary in July 2026. National Park Service President Donald Trump said on April 23 that his administration plans to coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s surface in an “American flag blue” hue. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the
Students in a classroom in New York City on Sept. 27, 2021. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has opened an investigation into the New York public school system in regard to a pro-Palestine teachers’ group, the DOE announced on April 23. The DOE’s Office of Civil Rights received complaints that NYC
President Donald Trump (C) speaks during an event on advancing health care affordability in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on April 23 became the latest drug manufacturer to enter a Most Favored Nation drug pricing agreement with the United States. President Donald Trump announced
Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in which 30 people died is seen in Tyre, Lebanon, on April 23, 2026. Adri Salido/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 23 that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended for three weeks, after an Oval Office meeting with envoys of both governments, as well
First Lady Melania Trump addresses the crowd at the Congressional Club’s 113th First Lady’s Luncheon at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump was the guest of honor at the 113th First Lady’s Luncheon hosted by the Congressional Club on Thursday commemorating the country’s
The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Republicans on April 23 unveiled legislation to extend for three years a surveillance authority that permits the collection of communications from non-U.S. persons located abroad without a warrant. The House Rules Committee released the nine-page bill, which would renew Section 702 of
University of Michigan students pass signage on campus displaying the university’s Core Values in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 3, 2025. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically—at least on paper—since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report