The Reflecting Pool Saga Continues: Trump's Claims and the Path Forward

President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming that vandals gashed the pool’s lining.

President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming that vandals gashed the pool’s lining.

The US launched its third night of strikes on Iran and announced it will resume a naval blockade all amid fragile ceasefire talks. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.

The shooting victim was “NOT the target of the warrant,” Sen. Angus King’s office said after the lawmaker again spoke with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. King said earlier, citing a separate conversation with Mullin, that the victim was the target of a warrant.

Erin Burnett talks to Mike MacLeod, a professional photographer who captured the terrifying moment a bison attacked a man in Yellowstone National Park, sending him flying through the air. MacLeod tells Erin how he jumped into action for fear the bison would return to the victim and "really do him in".

Sen. John Cornyn, a senior Senate Republican, told reporters that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s toxicology report should be released “to rule out any foul play.”

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) announced Monday that the interim replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham would be his sister, Darline Graham Nordone.

Beijing has constructed a striking mockup of an American Arleigh Burke–class destroyer. Analysts say the replica, built in the remote desert of Xinjiang, helps China refine hypersonic missile targeting and signals its relentless preparation for conflict, especially over Taiwan. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.