MOTHER JONES DAILY: Trump threatens 10-year sentences over pool drama BUT the Reflecting Pool Mess Is Right Out of Trump’s Destructive Playbook, Trump threatens Iran as JD Vance announces "great progress" on ceasefire, In this Utah primary, Trump endorsed one candidate, pardoned the other, The Southern Baptist Convention was going mainstream. Then the Christian nationalists weighed in., Why GM is betting on a future with sodium-ion battery storage, The biggest World Cup is here, but who gets to enjoy it? 22JUN26

 

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June 22, 2026 President Trump's fury over the algae-filled reflecting pool that hates him continues, with our commander-in-chief now threatening 10-year prison sentences for the vandals he claims have messed with his remodeling ambitions.  There is no evidence that anyone has vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. As my colleague Alex Nguyen writes, the project is the latest in a series of remodeling projects that have gone awry for the president. Like its predecessors, this one is marked by significant overspending, unforeseen snags, and general chaos. Anyway, back to negotiations with Iran—and the Obama-era inspections that Trump broke and are now apparently returning. Anyone else see a theme here?  —Inae Oh

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The Reflecting Pool Mess Is Right Out of Trump’s Destructive Playbook Like other failed beautification projects, the president's ego trip will cost taxpayers millions. BY ALEX NGUYEN

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Trump threatens Iran as JD Vance announces "great progress" on ceasefire BY SOPHIE HURWITZ In this Utah primary, Trump endorsed one candidate, pardoned the other BY STEPHANIE MENCIMER The Southern Baptist Convention was going mainstream. Then the Christian nationalists weighed in. BY KIERA BUTLER Why GM is betting on a future with sodium-ion battery storage BY DAN GEARINO

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The biggest World Cup is here, but who gets to enjoy it? Three reporters who love soccer dig into the World Cup. Why are tickets so expensive? Why is Gianni Infantino always on camera? And will Haiti win a game? BY REVEAL

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