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Trump blames Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism but offers no proof

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made "multiple arrests" of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus rehabilitation project he launched for the nation's 250th anniversary ...

Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft. The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin's egg blue exterior of the old plane for a ...

Obama Center opens with a call to defend democracy

Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy as three former presidents joined him on stage in an extraordinary event featuring politicians, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures. "I ...