25 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, Morning Joe looks back on the day. Mika, then a CBS correspondent, was sent downtown to report on the Twin Towers. Following the attacks, Joe notes a distinct sense of national pride: “If the terrorists meant to tear us apart, they actually brought us more closely together.”
A top National Park Service official, meeting with preservationists, rejected suggestions to change the planned 250-foot-tall arch’s size, design or location.
The Trump administration's plan to construct a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., is set to move forward with initial excavations amid a legal battle over its impact on historic sight lines.
The Trump administration’s plan to construct a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., is set to move forward with initial excavations amid a legal battle over its impact on historic sight lines. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Excavation for a 250-foot triumphal arch to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, initiated by President Donald J. Trump, is set to begin on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C., despite facing a lawsuit from opponents claiming to be concerned about its impact on historic sight lines. KEY QUOTE: “We are pleased to announce that after a very long wait (over 125 years!), we are preparing to start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary for the Great Triumphal Arch and…Open
As with all of Trump's beautification projects he's initiated for D.C., the arch has received pushback from critics concerned about its height and impact on surrounding area. Burgum pointed out in his thread that over 70 major cities and capitols around the world, including London, Paris, Rome and Madrid, have arches.
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The planned 250-foot-tall structure near Arlington National Cemetery is one of the president’s top construction priorities.
The American flag is as alive as the country it represents. The post Put Out More Flags appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Put Out More Flags The American flag is as alive as the country it represents. Photo by Sandrine Marty / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images American Icon: The US Flag in Art National Gallery of Art, June 6–December 6 In 1954, Jasper Johns had a dream of himself painting an American flag. When he woke up, the artist executed his first work on the theme, in encaustic. More flags soon followed. Johns worked experimentally, often using outré materials and positioning the flag in strange configurations. But the basic form always remained the same: a rectangular field emblazoned with stars and stripes. It became…Open
A proposed garden of heroes is following a familiar path in which facts on the ground move faster than anyone can keep up.
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
Support for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report.
A new survey has revealed a significant drop in British national pride over the past decade, alongside a crash in support for the BBC. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Support for the state-backed British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC ) in the United Kingdom has tanked amid cratering national pride in Britain, according to a new report. DETAIL: According to a new poll commissioned by Demos, a non-partisan British think tank, only 47 percent of Britons are proud of their country in 2026, a stark drop from the 74 percent recorded in 2011. The collapse in national pride coincides with declining support for national institutions and symbols, such as the British flag, the monarchy, the legal system, the armed forces, and the BBC . Among the…Open