Ted Cruz Investigates National Park Service Response to Pro-Hamas Protest

Senator Ted Cruz is demanding answers from the National Park Service (NPS) after a pro-Hamas protest in Washington D.C. turned violent, with protesters vandalizing monuments and burning an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Cruz criticizes NPS for failing to adequately deploy officers and coordinate with other agencies, leaving them vastly outnumbered by the protesters. He is seeking information about NPS’s intelligence gathering, preparations, and coordination efforts before the protest.

Abraham Lincoln Wax Statue Melts in Washington D.C. Heatwave

A six-foot-tall wax statue of former US President Abraham Lincoln, installed as part of an art project in Washington D.C., melted during the city’s recent heatwave. The statue, which doubles as a candle, is part of artist Sandy Williams IV’s ‘The Wax Monument Series’ and is meant to symbolize change and the impermanence of monuments. This is not the first time the statue has encountered melting issues, with a previous version melting before its dedication ceremony. The current version, installed in February, features fewer and strategically placed wicks and a plaque advising visitors to extinguish the wick within a short time.

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