National Park Service

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Government Oversight

Saturday

4m read

Beset by problems, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool being drained again
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Government Oversight

Jun 21

3m read

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool might have to be drained for repairs: Trump
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Politics

Jun 17

4m read

Newly renovated Reflecting Pool is already fighting an old problem
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Government Oversight

Jun 11

5m read

Exclusive: NY AG Letitia James gets hundreds of taunts, racial slurs in ICE public reporting portal
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Department of Interior

Americans reportedly paying for Trump’s July 4 plans through national park pass purchases

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Politics

May 11

3m read

Trump wants to lift hunting restrictions at national parks, but that’s not the only change
AP Photo/Joe Lamberti

Politics

Feb 20

5m read

Slavery exhibit partly restored in Philadelphia after removal by Trump admin
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U.S.

Feb 6

4m read

Report of attempted whitewashing at Mississippi civil rights monument under dispute
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Politics

Jan 23

4m read

Trump administration removes slavery exhibit, historical displays from parks, museums
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Politics

Dec 16, 2025

3m read

White House ballroom may not be complete until the end of Trump’s term
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U.S.

Oct 28, 2025

2m read

Confederate statue reinstalled in DC after Trump executive order
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U.S.

Oct 22, 2025

2m read

Texas professor of 27 years dismissed over ideological differences; National Park Service spared from mass layoffs
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Politics

Sep 29, 2025

2m read

Trump-Epstein statue removed; congressional candidate defends controversial Kirk comments: Media Miss Minute
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U.S.

Jul 28, 2025

6m read

Tens of thousands of tarantulas set to crawl across parts of US soon
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

U.S.

Jul 19, 2025

2m read

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs tours fire damage at Grand Canyon’s North Rim
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U.S.

Jul 14, 2025

3m read

Wildfires rage, historic lodge destroyed at Grand Canyon’s North Rim
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U.S.

Jun 12, 2025

3m read

Signs at National Parks to encourage visitors’ feedback on historical content
Seth Wenig/AP Images

U.S.

Apr 10, 2025

4m read

Thursday’s NYC crash the latest in dozens of helicopter-related deaths there
NPS/Kelsey Graczyk

U.S.

Mar 31, 2025

3m read

Why is Trump removing the Jackson Magnolia tree from the White House?
Big Bend National Park

U.S.

Feb 25, 2025

2m read

New plant species discovered in US national park for first time in 50 years
Brittany Colt, www.brittanycolt.com, @brittanycolt

Politics

Feb 24, 2025

3m read

Climbers hang upside-down flag at Yosemite in protest after layoffs
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Politics

Feb 19, 2025

3m read

National Park staffing cuts cause concern ahead of the busy summer season
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U.S.

Feb 16, 2025

4m read

Hiring freeze and layoffs leave national parks struggling to operate
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U.S.

Feb 14, 2025

3m read

Gay rights Stonewall Monument website scrubbed of transgender references