David Hahn was arrested by U.S. Park Police on June 19 and initially charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property, USA TODAY previously reported. In a July 2 indictment in Washington, D.C. Superior Court, Hahn is charged with “maliciously” destroying or destroying the bottom lining of a reflecting pool, causing more than $1,000 in damage.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., said at a press conference on July 2, “Today, we will be held accountable for the damage to our national resources, to our national treasures.” This crime carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Mr. Pirro accused Mr. Hearn of tearing out some of the sealant recently installed at the bottom of the reflecting pool. She said Hahn admitted to reaching into the pool, and a National Park Service employee witnessed Hahn removing the bottom liner with both hands.

“The ambient noise here this morning is perfect. It’s the sound of ungratefulness, ingratitude, people so blinded by ideology that they can’t see law and order and common sense right in front of them,” Hegseth said. “There is nothing ideological about this group. There is nothing political about this exercise.”

Separately from Hegseth, the President’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche were also heckled by Free DC protesters during the event.

The Hill reported that protesters honked whistles and horns as Trump administration officials touted the National Guard, which has been patrolling Washington, D.C. since the president deployed the branch after declaring a state of security emergency last year.

The national landmark, which features the 60-foot-tall faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt carved into a granite mountain, will require $57 million in deferred maintenance costs, according to the National Park Service.

As of the end of fiscal year 2025, NPS has a balance of deferred maintenance projects totaling more than $24.2 billion for monuments and parks across the country. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is diverting tens of millions of dollars from fees paid to NPS to fund “President Trump’s vanity project” in Washington, House and Senate Democrats said, citing reports and information disclosed to Congress.

President Trump has worked on a variety of projects in Washington, D.C. and the White House, including restoring the Lafayette Square fountain, the East Wing ballroom and the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool. Many of these projects have drawn criticism for a variety of reasons, including not seeking parliamentary approval or awarding contracts without bidding. An analysis of federal contract data by USA TODAY found that 20 days before President Trump first announced the renovations, the administration had already committed $8.5 million to renovate the pool, even though the president said it would cost $2 million.

Kid Rock, a longtime friend of the president, is a regular in the Oval Office, has played golf with Trump and in February hosted the conservative group Turning Point USA’s halftime show, which was pitched as “All American” to replace Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.

During an interview with Kid Rock, Sky News Australia host Paul Murray asked Kid Rock, “What’s it like to have people running the world?” “It’s amazing,” said Rock, real name Robert Ritchie. Chatting with President Trump is “one of my late night drinking secrets,” the music star said in an interview. This interview is part of Sky News Australia’s upcoming feature ‘Trump’s America: 250 years of progress’.

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And the two have made that contrast clear through their public interactions over the years.

However, the vice president said that he sees the congressman as the Democratic Party’s frontrunner in the next presidential election, sparking new interest in the two men’s feelings for each other.

Here’s a look back at the latest updates and other public disagreements.

Vance claims AOC will be a strong Democratic candidate; House members react

In a recent interview on The Michael Knowles Show, Vance said Ocasio-Cortez would be the leading Democratic candidate in 2028.

“I know that’s probably conventional wisdom,” he said.

In response to Mr. Vance’s response, AOC told reporters that he also hopes to be a candidate. Vance is considered one of the frontrunners for the 2028 Republican nomination.

An article published by Axios said the two men spoke by phone just days after the mayor’s parliamentary support won the primary election, a possible sign of Mamdani’s growing power in politics.

Here’s what you need to know about the report:

Mamdani meets with Harris after gaining support

Last week, three Mamdani-backed candidates, two of them DSA members, won big victories in parliamentary primaries. Darializa Avila Chevalier joined Claire Valdez and Brad Lander in defeating Establishment Democrats in their respective districts, with both Lander and Avila Chevalier defeating incumbents.

The victory was a shocking blow to many Establishment Democrats in the party, some of whom were disappointed by the mayor’s decision to support him.

Multiple explosions shook central Kiev and echoed throughout the capital overnight as thousands of residents rushed into air raid shelters and metro stations.

The attack caused the largest amount of destruction in Kiev so far this year and was the deadliest since at least May, when 24 people were killed in the destruction of an apartment complex.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who rushed home after cutting short a visit to Ireland, said damage had been reported in more than 20 locations across the capital.