A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to a host of Washington’s iconic landmarks, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials
The Palo Alto Police Department is refusing to release body-cam footage or an accident report from 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan's July 14 car crash, even as Shanahan himself has publicly admitted fault and described injuries that nearly cost him his right eye. Shanahan drove his Tesla head-on into a Mercedes SUV near the intersection […] The post Palo Alto police lock down body-cam footage and crash report from Kyle Shanahan wreck appeared first on American Almanac .
The Palo Alto Police Department is refusing to release body-cam footage or an accident report from 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan's July 14 car crash, even as Shanahan himself has publicly admitted fault and described injuries that nearly cost him his right eye. Shanahan drove his Tesla head-on into a Mercedes SUV near the intersection of Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto, California, after looking down to retrieve a dropped cell phone. He was traveling roughly 20 miles per hour when airbags deployed into his face. The crash left him with a concussion, a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand, and a facial gash that required more than 40 stitches. The other driver, a 21-year-old woman, suffered only minor injuries and…Open
President Trump on Sunday ordered immediate repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after alleging vandalism had damaged the recently renovated landmark. Why it matters: Trump's direct intervention elevates a maintenance dispute at a national landmark into a public test of a high-profile renovation project. Screenshot: President Trump/Truth Social - The president said on Truth Social Sunday he had personally inspected the damage. A day earlier, he wrote he had met with contractors because much of the pool will probably have to be drained for "necessary repairs." By the numbers: Initial work at the site cost an estimated $14 million. - The New York Times reported last week that a no-bid $1.7 million contract was awarded in…
President Trump is governing like a man who will never face voters again, mortgaging his party's future on promises he won't be around to keep. Why it matters: Trump's approval has plunged to a second-term low . His signature bets — tariffs , the war in Iran , redistricting — are curdling into long-term liabilities the GOP could carry long past November. Stunning stat: Fox News' latest poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 4 percentage points on the economy — the first time the GOP has trailed on its strongest issue since 2010. Zoom in: Virginia is ground zero for two Trump gambles gone wrong. - Redistricting: Tuesday's referendum cleared the way for a new map that could flip Virginia's congressional delegation from a 6-5…