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‘Oh Wait a Minute’: Trump Declared $14 Million Reflecting Pool Project a Big Success — Less Than 24 Hours Later, Folks Noticed One Embarrassing Detail
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‘Oh Wait a Minute’: Trump Declared $14 Million Reflecting Pool Project a Big Success — Less Than 24 Hours Later, Folks Noticed One Embarrassing Detail

Renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is complete, but Donald Trump oversold the idea that it would look better than ever. The pool, originally built in 1922, reopened to the public on June 9. The undertaking reportedly cost $14.2 million, although Trump, 79, announced in April that the renovation would cost $1.8 million —...

‘A Slap In the Face’: America Attacked Iran. Now Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Watching Their Paychecks Disappear at the Pump
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‘A Slap In the Face’: America Attacked Iran. Now Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Watching Their Paychecks Disappear at the Pump

Last week, Theodore Connor, a 46-year-old Lyft driver, finished a seven-hour shift and walked into a church in Atlanta where local rideshare drivers and union organizers were meeting to discuss their pay and how driverless vehicles are hurting their business. After earning $211 for the day, he had just filled up his 2025 Chevy Tahoe...