Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

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Edward Russo, the only member of a White House task force, thinks the president doesn’t get enough credit for conservation at his golf courses, among other things.

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Architects and preservation organizations have warned that little scrutiny has been given to the project’s design plans.

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Readers criticize President Trump’s proposed ballroom addition to the White House. Also: Trust the pediatrician; troops, not “boots on the ground.”

Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to Rome.