The Trump administration has spent days heavily promoting the finished renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crediting the president with making Washington, DC, look “better than ever.” But a day after the reservoir was filled post-renovations, there was already quite a bit of algae visible from the water’s edge. https://cnn.it/4ot8Nuk
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Iran's new supreme leader supports the agreement, in which he said Tehran has agreed "conceptually" to allow the US to secure nuclear materials and to stop pursuing a nuclear weapon. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4opneQ2
The Kennedy Center board of trustees convened for a board meeting to discuss plans to appeal a judge’s ruling — hoping to halt the ordered removal of President Trump’s name from the building and go forward with a planned closure for the storied arts center. https://cnn.it/4xtDkfC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled the virtues of the UFC as being intrinsically American, likening its creation to putting the first man on the moon.
The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department’s emergency budget. https://cnn.it/4xtjTna
Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is facing backlash online after the Hollywood A-lister and lifestyle entrepreneur starred in an advertisement for a luxury Israeli real estate project. https://cnn.it/4e4UCYT
Authorities managing one of Sardinia’s most popular beaches have banned umbrellas for people between the ages of 10 and 65, citing safety concerns in the event of an emergency. https://cnn.it/4ga3j5q
The numbers “8647” — a phrase generally used to signal opposition to President Donald Trump — appeared etched into the grass on the National Mall on Thursday, days before massive crowds are expected in the area for a UFC match on Trump’s birthday on Sunday. https://cnn.it/4eB1kWC
The White House previewed the Ultimate Fighting Championship arena on the South Lawn Thursday morning. The "octagon" stage will hold a UFC fight on June 14, President Donald Trump's birthday and also Flag Day.
