India, Aug. 9 -- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Row: The dispute over the troubled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has taken a new turn after President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to reconsider its decision to drop vandalism charges. The move puts fresh pressure on Washington's top federal prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, after her office concluded that problems with the pool were linked to defective renovation work rather than deliberate destruction.

Trump has continued to challenge that conclusion and says evidence from the site supports his claim that vandals damaged the historic landmark. His latest intervention comes days after prosecutors abandoned cases against several people, including former Olympic canoeist David Hea...