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Trump’s White House takeover: Plan to fence off Lafayette Park sparks outrage

The latest pieces of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing in front of a federal panel that already has blessed his other big-ticket plans

The Independent UK

Federal panel reviews park fencing plan and visitor screening center to improve White House security

Proposals from the Trump administration to improve security around the White House are up for review by the federal agency with oversight over the design

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Trump rants over claims his administration gave secret no-bid contract to his favorite building company at inflated price

The contract was to fix a pair of decades-old fountains in Lafayette Park, located across from the White House

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Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park across from White House

President Trump is spending Easter weekend at the White House, which had no immediate comment on the incident

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Mountain lion seen prowling around a residential San Francisco neighborhood

The big cat was spotted disappearing into a popular park, prompting warnings from animal control officers. It has since been located.

The Independent UK

Long-standing peace vigil opposite White House dismantled after Trump’s order

Anti-war stand was erected in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., 44 years ago to call for nuclear disarmament

The Independent UK

The numbers are in: National Guard deployed to DC to fight crime has picked up 500 bags of trash along 3.2 miles

Troops wearing orange high-visibility vests over their camouflage uniforms were seen last week picking up trash in Lafayette Park just outside the White House

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Senate Republican Demands Answers Over White House Protest Handling

Senator Barrasso questions Interior Department's response to violent protests at Lafayette Park involving pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Concerns raised ov...

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Three dead and one critically hurt after lightning strike near White House

Victims included a husband and wife from Wisconsin after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park

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