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Trump’s DC beautification push wins rare Dem praise as president snaps landmarks back to life

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Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Chairman of the US Commission of Fine Arts, details President Donald Trump’s vision for a 166-foot triumphant arch in Washington D.C. Cook clarifies the project’s scale, comparing it to Paris’s Arc de Triomphe, and discusses historical plans for multiple arches across the city. He shares personal involvement in previous similar projects and the construction timeline for such a monument.
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Democrats are offering rare praise to President Donald Trump as his push to revitalize Washington, D.C., ahead of the semiquincentennial brings neglected landmarks back to life through various restoration projects.
«Cannot believe it’s taken this long, but this truly makes me so incredibly happy to see,» wrote ActBlue communications strategist Carter Christensen on X in reaction to the Meridian Hill Park fountain flowing once again after years of neglect – one of a handful of social media messages celebrating the update.
Construction and landscaping projects across Washington, D.C., have accelerated in recent months as the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in July, and follow Trump’s larger effort to beautify the city and lower its crime trends.
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Democrats are commending Trump for recent Washington, D.C. restoration projects. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
As city fountains turned back on earlier this week, Democrats offered praise to see the city snap back to life.
«Best thing this administration has done and it’s not even close,» vice president of liberal think tank, Searchlight Institute, Tré Easton said on X Tuesday.
The Meridian Hill Park fountain reopened at the end of April after repairs to cracks in the walls and a revamped landscape. The 13-basin cascading fountain, one of the longest in North America, had sat dry after the National Park Service closed the park’s lower level for renovations in 2020.
New fountains in Lafayette Park, located in downtown D.C., were also turned on for the first time.
«Can unequivocally say: all the fountains in the nation’s capital should work and I’m glad the Trump people got this done,» wrote another Democrat strategist on X.
«Credit where credit is due,» Trump critic and Substack author Anthony LaMesa posted to X on Tuesday. «The Trump administration is finally fixing fountains around Washington, DC that have been out of order for many years,» he added.
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Nine fountains are being rehabilitated and returned to service, while nine other operational fountains set to receive maintenance and system upgrades, according to the National Park Service.
«President Trump’s common sense efforts to make DC safe and beautiful again are so popular that even Democrats are publicly praising the President for these much-needed and long-overdue renovations,» White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital.

Democrats have scrutinized renovations at the White House, the re-naming of The Kennedy Center, and the construction of a new arch. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
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«Our nation’s capital will look more spectacular than ever before for America’s 250th birthday all thanks to President Trump!» Rogers added in comment to Fox News Digital.

Our nation’s capital will look more spectacular than ever before for America’s 250th birthday all thanks to President Trump. (White House)
President Trump requested a $10 billion Presidential Capital Stewardship Program in his 2027 budget. The funds would continue priority construction and rehabilitation projects in the Washington D.C. area.
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Trump has also pursued other high-profile changes tied to his broader vision for remaking the city, including White House renovations, the Trump-Kennedy Center name change and readying plans for installation of the Triumphal Arch — which have drawn Democratic scrutiny as the president’s «vanity» ventures.
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Harris labeled ‘institutional arsonist’ for plan to fundamentally transform SCOTUS and Electoral College

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris faced swift Republican backlash after calling on Democrats to consider expanding the Supreme Court and gutting the Electoral College the next time they are in power.
«Let’s invite ideas, for example, that are about Supreme Court reform, including the notion of expanding the court,» Harris said on a call with the left-wing nonprofit Emerge. «Let’s invite a discussion about how do we push for statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.; how are we thinking about the Electoral College.»
«We’ve got to neutralize this red state cheating,» she continued. «There’s a brutality at play on the other side, and a ruthlessness. And we need to play to win.»
Harris’ plea for «bold» reforms came after Democrats suffered two major setbacks in the redistricting wars, as both parties scramble to draw new congressional seats ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 38th Annual Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon in Detroit, Mich., on April 18, 2026. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
In late April, the Supreme Court moved to curb the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts, effectively gutting Black-majority districts held by Democrats across the South. Democrats were dealt another blow at the Virginia Supreme Court earlier in May when a Democratic-friendly gerrymander was struck down over a procedural concern.
«What they have done with this decision, by saying that the politics of redistricting is okay, is they are back-dooring racism through politics,» Harris also said on the call. «What they are doing is intentionally about trying to suppress the voice of the people.»
The 2024 presidential candidate’s ideas drew a sharp rebuke from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who accused Democrats of being «institutional arsonists.»
«It’s a dangerous thing, a dangerous gambit,» the speaker said. «You don’t just blow up the system when you lose.»
«For the former vice president of the United States and a candidate for president to suggest that you should pack the Supreme Court or destroy these institutions because they lost is I just think outrageous,» he added.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ripped former Vice President Kamala Harris for proposing extreme changes to the country’s electoral and judicial system following the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling. (Getty Images)
Conservative Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., also criticized Harris’ comments, calling them «totally insane» in an interview with Fox News.
«That’s why we can’t let her become president,» he said. «People … rejected her before; they’ll reject her again.»
Not all Democrats are in agreement with Harris.
«I think that’s putting the cart before the horse,» Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., told Fox News. «Right now I’m focusing on lowering costs, health care, ending a runaway war that’s costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. Those are the things that my constituents are talking to me about.»
Harris’ calls for Democratic retaliation come as Republicans are emerging as the clear winners in the redistricting battle ahead of the midterms. The GOP could pick up more than a dozen seats after a bevy of GOP-led states have drawn new congressional maps while Democratic gains have so far been limited to California and Utah.
Earlier in May, Tennessee carved up its lone Black-majority district, represented for decades by a white Democrat, allowing Republicans to pick up a seat that had long eluded them.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Democrats should be focused on cost-of-living issues, in an implicit rebuke of former Vice President Kamala Harris. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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Louisiana and South Carolina are conducting similar efforts to erase several Democratic-held seats following the Supreme Court’s ruling.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has vowed to respond with his own gerrymander push in a swath of blue and purple states, including New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Oregon. But those states are not likely to move forward with new maps until 2028, making it a moot point ahead of November.
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Motociclistas encabezan tragedia vial en Honduras: suman más de 700 muertos en lo que va del 2026

La crisis vial en Honduras continúa dejando cifras alarmantes. La Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte (DNVT) informó que, en lo que va del año 2026, un total de 701 personas han fallecido en siniestros viales registrados a nivel nacional, una problemática que sigue cobrando vidas diariamente en las carreteras del país.
El portavoz de la DNVT, César Aguilar, detalló que el 46.7 por ciento de las víctimas mortales corresponde a motociclistas, lo que confirma que este tipo de vehículo continúa siendo uno de los más vulnerables y protagonistas en los accidentes de tránsito.
De acuerdo con las estadísticas oficiales, más de 5,900 percances viales han sido reportados durante los primeros meses del año. Además, las autoridades señalaron que siete de cada diez incidentes atendidos involucran motocicletas, situación que mantiene en alerta a los organismos de seguridad vial y salud pública.
“Lamentablemente una gran cantidad pierde la vida y una gran cantidad queda con lesiones bastante graves en los distintos centros asistenciales”, expresó Aguilar al referirse al impacto humano que provocan los accidentes de tránsito en Honduras.
La DNVT atribuye gran parte de esta problemática a la irresponsabilidad de algunos conductores que continúan infringiendo la Ley de Tránsito.

Entre las principales causas identificadas destacan el exceso de velocidad, la conducción bajo efectos del alcohol, el uso del teléfono celular mientras se maneja y el irrespeto a las señales de tránsito.
El portavoz explicó que muchos conductores realizan maniobras indebidas, como adelantamientos en zonas prohibidas, además de ignorar altos y semáforos, acciones que incrementan considerablemente el riesgo de colisiones y atropellamientos.
“Al ver estos datos estadísticos, podríamos concluir que la ciudadanía sigue conduciendo de manera irresponsable, a exceso de velocidad, personas que no respetan las señales de tránsito, se cruzan un alto, no respetan los semáforos, personas que van conduciendo bajo las ingestas de bebidas alcohólicas, van utilizando el teléfono celular, van realizando adelantamientos en zonas prohibidas; estas son de las principales causantes de accidentes de tránsito”, desglosó Aguilar.
Otro de los factores que preocupa a las autoridades es la falta de educación vial entre los conductores.
Según registros de la DNVT, una considerable cantidad de personas involucradas en accidentes nunca obtuvo un permiso de conducir mediante los centros oficiales de capacitación y evaluación.

La institución considera que esta carencia de formación influye directamente en el desconocimiento de normas básicas de circulación y prevención vial.
En muchos casos, conductores sin experiencia ni preparación adecuada se desplazan en motocicletas o vehículos particulares sin medir los riesgos que representan para ellos y para otros usuarios de la vía pública.
Ante este panorama, la DNVT mantiene operativos permanentes en diferentes puntos del país con el objetivo de reducir la incidencia de accidentes y hacer cumplir la Ley de Tránsito.
Las autoridades reportaron que diariamente son sancionados más de 800 conductores por distintas infracciones.
Las multas más frecuentes están relacionadas con conducir sin licencia, no portar casco protector, exceso de velocidad, estacionarse en lugares prohibidos y utilizar dispositivos móviles mientras se conduce.

Aguilar insistió en que muchos de los accidentes podrían evitarse si los conductores adoptaran medidas preventivas básicas, como mantener una distancia prudente entre vehículos, respetar los límites de velocidad y evitar maniobras peligrosas.
Asimismo, exhortó a los motociclistas a utilizar equipo de protección adecuado y a respetar las normas de circulación, ya que este grupo continúa siendo el más afectado por la siniestralidad vial en Honduras.
La creciente cantidad de fallecidos y lesionados mantiene bajo presión a los centros asistenciales del país, donde decenas de personas ingresan diariamente con heridas graves producto de accidentes de tránsito.
Las autoridades reiteraron el llamado a la conciencia ciudadana para evitar que las cifras sigan aumentando durante el resto del año.
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