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- What Can We Learn from America’s Centennial? by Fergus M. Bordewich, Time Magazine (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- “We Are Killing Them All Over Again”: Critics Say History is Being Erased as Trump Reshapes Narratives at National Park by , , , CNN (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- The Many Ways Trump Wants to Change DC, From Buildings to Statues to Parks by Rachel Treisman, NPR (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- Not So Fast: Changes to the White House Complex Need Careful Consideration, Susan Eisenhower (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- Statement on Brown University’s Planned Demolition of Four Historic Buildings on Brook Street by Marisa Angell Brown, Providence Preservation Society (Posted: May 5, 2026)
- Preservation Month 2026, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: May 3, 2026)
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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Create Michigan Redevelopment Tax Credit by R.J. King, DBusiness Magazine (Posted: May 3, 2026)
- Announcing a New Grant Program in Honor of America250, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (Posted: May 3, 2026)
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- Statement in Response to DOJ Demand to Drop Ballroom Lawsuit, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: April 27, 2026)
- Statement on April 11 Order to Stay Judge Leon’s Preliminary Order on White House Ballroom Construction, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: April 21, 2026)
- Urge Congress to Stand Up for the Historic Preservation Fund, Preservation Action (Posted: April 10, 2026)
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- Statement on March 31st Order Blocking Construction of White House Ballroom, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: March 31, 2026)
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- Building a Stronger HTC Industry Together: Inside the Work of the Historic Tax Credit Coalition by Cindy Hamilton, Novogradac
- New Preservation Alliance Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Historic Designation by Jensen Toussaint, Philadelphia Today
- African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Receives $40 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott by Meraki Communication Group, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Diane Keaton’s quiet activism helped preserve these Los Angeles landmarks by Jason ma, Fortune Magazine
- ‘It’s your house. And he’s destroying it’: Trump demolishes White House East Wing by Heather Richards and Michael Doyle, Politico
- Society of Architectural Historians: Statement on the Proposed Ballroom Addition at the White House by SAH Heritage Conservation Committee
- National Fund for Sacred Places to Award $8.73 Million in Grants to 30 Congregations with Historic Buildings by The National Trust for Historic Preservation
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