Work continued Monday on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been under renovation for weeks. The pool is expected to reopen in time for the Fourth of July.
Heard on the Hill
A worker power washes the stonework at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:06pm
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