The Trump administration blames Obama after the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turns green days after its $14 million renovation.
Trump declares Washington’s federally funded July 4 celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary “the most spectacular Trump rally of them all.”
Preservation groups sue to block Trump’s planned 250-statue National Garden of American Heroes in West Potomac Park, citing a congressional ban on new monuments in the Mall’s core.
Iran’s World Cup coach says the team was ordered out of the country hours after its opening match, with staff denied U.S. visas.
National Park Service crews scrub algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after a $15 million no-bid renovation painted it blue.
No Kings stages a First Amendment concert in New York countering Trump’s 80th-birthday UFC fight card in Washington.
Trump stages a UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday, with the arena alone costing over $60 million per a Park Service filing.
Severe storms are forecast over Trump’s 80th-birthday UFC fights at the White House, where 120,000 won lottery tickets to watch from the Ellipse.
The Kennedy Center removes Trump’s name from its façade after losing two court bids to keep it past Saturday’s deadline.
A federal judge clears the UFC’s fight card to proceed on the White House South Lawn Sunday, rejecting a corruption suit over the 154-foot arena built on parkland.
The Washington National Opera sues the Kennedy Center for $17 million, saying it refused to return donor gifts after the opera ended their partnership.
Crews begin prying Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center after two courts reject the board’s last-ditch bid to keep it past a judge’s deadline.
Trump appeals one day before a court deadline to remove his name from the Kennedy Center, after his board directed the move.
Trump family sells gold coins up to $12,000 commemorating the White House UFC event while FIFA pays rent on a mostly empty Trump Tower office.
Trump becomes the first sitting president at an NBA Finals game and draws loud boos from the Madison Square Garden crowd.
Kennedy Center scrubs Trump’s name from its website but leaves it on the building façade until a June 12 court deadline.
Activists move their “Trump and Epstein Memorial Reading Room,” displaying all 3.5 million pages of the released DOJ files, to downtown Washington for the president’s birthday.
Trump recasts his June 24 Freedom 250 rally around Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio after most announced performers pull out.
Judge dismisses the Trump Kennedy Center’s lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd, ruling it retaliation for his objection to Trump’s name.
Senator Rick Scott urges the taxpayer-funded Tampa Sports Authority to cancel two Kanye West concerts over the rapper’s antisemitism.
Trump announces a new promenade connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River, his latest project remaking Washington before the July 4 anniversary.
Ben Folds, the NSO’s first artistic adviser before he quit in 2025 over the Kennedy Center takeover, warns the orchestra may not survive with no season beyond June.
Federal planning commission keeps Trump’s 250-foot arch near Arlington Cemetery alive despite 1,700 mostly opposed comments, requesting more detail on height and air-traffic safety.
Kennedy Center orders staff to strip Trump’s name from its signage, website, and official materials by June 12, complying with a ruling that the renaming was illegal.
National Park Service awards a $5.1 million no-bid contract to cover four bridge statues in gold leaf before July 4.
Interior Secretary Burgum won’t commit to removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center despite a court order to do so within two weeks.
Trump adds himself as the headliner for the nation’s 250th birthday fair after six of nine acts quit over ties to him.
Two-thirds of the Freedom 250 lineup pulls out of Trump’s 250th birthday concert series, with artists saying the nonpartisan billing was misleading.
Federal judge bars Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and blocks its two-year closure, ruling only Congress can rename it.
National Park Service awards a $5 million no-bid contract to coat four Lincoln Memorial bronze horses in gold leaf by July 4, part of $95 million in rushed DC beautification deals.
Tom Morello announces a ‘Power to the People’ protest festival on October 3 near Washington, with Springsteen, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews headlining.
Country singer Martina McBride becomes the fifth act to quit Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series after being told the event was nonpartisan.
Official White House Instagram posts AI video of Trump throwing Stephen Colbert into a dumpster on the Ed Sullivan stage one day after the Late Show finale.
Donald Trump Jr. marries Florida socialite Bettina Anderson in West Palm Beach as Trump cites Iran war for skipping the wedding before preparing fresh strikes.
Trump-appointed Fine Arts Commission approves 250-foot triumphal arch over public opposition as White House signals it will skip Congress entirely.
House defeats Smithsonian women’s history museum bill 204-216 after Republicans add transgender exclusion and presidential site-relocation power.
Trump administration claims 1925 congressional ratification of unbuilt Arlington Memorial Bridge columns authorizes 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery.
Trump administration funds Christian prayer rally on National Mall featuring Speaker Johnson, Defense Sec. Hegseth, and Sen. Tim Scott to launch 250th anniversary celebrations.
Trump announces plan to fill West Potomac Park with 250 statues for ‘National Garden of American Heroes,’ the latest unilateral remake of D.C. landmarks.
White House considered piggybacking arch construction onto unrelated AECOM contract for White House grounds, bypassing competitive bidding for the 250-foot project over a mile across the Potomac.
Trump administration to host 9-hour Christian prayer festival Sunday on National Mall using 250th anniversary funds, with Hegseth, Rubio and Speaker Johnson speaking.
The Secret Handshake installs satirical Iran war arcade games at DC War Memorial, mocking administration’s video-game style war messaging.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting cost balloons from Trump’s promised $1.5M to $13.1M, all to a no-bid Virginia contractor who works at his golf club.
Trump tells law enforcement event the White House was a “shit house” with falling columns when he returned, defending his renovations and ballroom.
Preservation group sues to halt Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting, saying Trump bypassed historic review to coat it “American Flag Blue.”
Transportation Secretary Duffy reveals he spent parts of seven months filming reality TV road trip with his family while in office.
Trump administration restores National Links Trust to run two DC golf courses while moving toward East Potomac overhaul.
Interior Secretary Burgum directs national park, refuge, and wilderness managers to scale back hunting restrictions, including 55 NPS sites.
ABC accuses FCC of First Amendment violations over The View probe and unprecedented early review of broadcast licenses.
National Capital Planning Commission weighs Trump proposal to paint historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building white at $7.5 million minimum cost.
