Callum Jones

Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weather

Donald Trump 's $14.2m bid to turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool from what the US president described as a “filthy” and “dirty” site into a “beautiful” monument has encountered a hitch.

Interior department insists water at Washington landmark is ‘crystal clear’ as witnesses report murky green pool

Fewer than expected revelers turned up to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ event before the weekend – and then the high temperatures swept in

Extreme heatwave across US east coast already had upended some of the weekend’s long-planned celebrations

In late-night campaign-style speech in Washington DC, US president vows to take the US ‘to new levels’

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The meet had lower stakes with no Olympics or worlds this year, but Nikki Hiltz, Sha’Carri Richardson and Cooper Lutkenhaus all took advantage of the moment

In two years' time, tens of thousands of fans will pack into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – with tens of millions watching around the world – as the world's fastest and strongest athletes compete at the 2028 Olympics.