Reflecting Pool: Quick Facts

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Nov. 2, 2026

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Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages • Nov. 2, 2026, 10:27 PM ET (AP)

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The Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool are shown with the monument and trees reflected in the still water, under a colorful sky in Washington, D.C.

A National Park Service worker in waders uses a net to push algae in the green-tinted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, with trees and people visible in the background.

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