Historic-preservation group sues to block Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover over review rules

A Washington-area nonprofit filed a federal lawsuit to halt President Trump's plan to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with a blue finish, arguing the Interior Department failed to perform required federal reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act and that the Commission of Fine Arts should have weighed in. The Cultural Landscape Foundation says the changes threaten the pool's memorial purpose, while Interior Department officials defend the project as necessary to stop leaks and preserve the site for generations; the White House has not publicly commented. The case comes as the project has grown in cost to about $13.1 million, with a completion target around July 4.