Democrats call on Interior Office of the Inspector General to probe Reflecting Pool controversy

Democratic Senators Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island have formally requested that the Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General launch an investigation into recent controversies surrounding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The lawmakers are pressing the internal watchdog to examine the circumstances and issues that have recently arisen at the prominent Washington, D.C. landmark, prompting federal oversight into the matter.