Preservation group sues Trump administration over effort to paint reflecting pool ‘American Flag Blue’

A cultural nonprofit sued the Trump administration on Monday in an effort to block its ongoing repainting of the reflecting pool on the National Mall to make it “American Flag Blue.”In papers filed in federal court in Washington, attorneys for Cultural Landscape Foundation argue that the resurfacing of the historic pool is “unlawful,” and it should be restored to its original color until the administration follows Congressionally mandated procedures to do the work.