Author: Dan Diamond

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Some warned that the president’s blue-tinted resurfacing would distort the experience for visitors and make the national symbol resemble a “large lap pool.”

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The president’s black granite path is the newest change to the West Wing, following gold lettering, Oval Office gilding and a “Presidential Walk of Fame.”

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Regeneron would be the 17th drug company to agree to lower its prices as part of the administration’s Most Favored Nation initiative.

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Under an administration plan, marijuana would be moved to Schedule III, like some common prescription painkillers. It now has the same Schedule I classification as heroin.

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“I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday.

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The president will direct federal agencies to boost research into the drugs and support clinical trials, moves championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The Commission of Fine Arts asked the architect for revisions, with one member suggesting the project could be downsized by leaving out gold-plated statues.

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Rodney Mims Cook Jr. tried to build an arch in D.C. for years. Now his panel will review the president’s own proposal — and Cook says two more should be built, too.

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A new report distills the Trump administration’s strategy as officials jockey to shape health care messages ahead of this year’s midterm elections.