The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not all spellers and their families appreciate the change
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical
May 29, 2026
President Donald Trump took on the role of a small town mayor during his latest Cabinet meeting, spending 10 full minutes describing in great detail the various beautification projects underway around Washington, D.C. He highlighted efforts to fix fountains, power-wash pools and repair brick walkways
May 28, 2026
John Cornyn’s defeat raises a new question: Will he join the Senate Republicans rebelling against Trump?
May 27, 2026
Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout
May 27, 2026
The House has rejected a proposal for a new Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall
May 22, 2026
Trump ups Reflecting Pool renovation projections to ‘less than $20 million’ amid court fight
May 22, 2026
Trump arch moves ahead — but monument loses eight feet and four lions
May 21, 2026
House passes housing affordability bill that softens institutional investor ban
May 21, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River
May 15, 2026
Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump
May 12, 2026
A Washington-based nonprofit is asking a judge to stop the Trump administration from altering the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
May 12, 2026
Press dinner gunman pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation's capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration and a non-profit group that runs Washington, D.C.'s public golf courses reached a deal on Friday under which the
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
May 08, 2026
Tennessee Republicans advance redistricting map after overnight impasse over new congressional districts
May 07, 2026
Veterans moved to tears by 11,000 letters during Honor Flight mail call
May 06, 2026
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May 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has called Iraq’s new prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi and invited him to visit Washington once he forms a government
May 01, 2026
A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly
April 30, 2026
Cultural and historic preservation groups are urging a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from renovating the Kennedy Center
April 30, 2026
A coalition of historic preservation and architecture groups will ask a judge on Wednesday to halt plans by President Donald Trump’s administration
April 29, 2026
King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment
April 28, 2026
King Charles set to meet Trump for the toughest mission of his reign
April 27, 2026
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting
April 26, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals
April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday on Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing" that the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was
April 26, 2026
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April 26, 2026
The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises
April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association after an unspecified threat
April 26, 2026
The Federal Reserve's years-long renovation of two historic buildings along the National Mall to be used as part of its headquarters in Washington exploded into political
April 25, 2026
TMZ is making a splash in Washington, D.C., bringing its Hollywood-style paparazzi tactics to politics
April 25, 2026
For the first time as president, Donald Trump is planning to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington this weekend
April 23, 2026
A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters
April 24, 2026
Officials at the John F.
April 23, 2026
The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai
April 23, 2026
The Kennedy Center is poised to undergo major renovations, with President Donald Trump calling it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”
April 23, 2026
11 injured after train crash at Metro Center station
April 23, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River
April 21, 2026
Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain
April 20, 2026
Trump wants a sculpture garden for America’s 250th birthday. Sources say it’s unlikely even one statue will be ready.
April 19, 2026
A controversy has erupted over prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi
April 17, 2026
The White House says it's “thrilled” after a federal commission gave early approval to the design for a 250-foot arch President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital
April 16, 2026
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April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump wants to see the Strait of Hormuz open up for oil tankers and other traffic without any limitations, including tolls, White
April 09, 2026
Melania Trump has made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass a series of bills to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program
April 15, 2026
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., was approved by the House Tuesday
April 14, 2026
The Kennedy Center's new executive director, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs
April 14, 2026
Trump administration unveils renderings of its proposed gold-accented arch
April 11, 2026
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission
April 02, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Why is there a golden toilet on the National Mall?
April 01, 2026
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening before visitors access the grounds
March 14, 2026
Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
March 10, 2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day
March 08, 2026
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term
March 06, 2026
Trump says he will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
March 03, 2026
Nancy Mace under investigation by House ethics panel for allegedly overcharging Congress for housing costs
March 03, 2026
Democratic challengers say incumbents aren’t fighting hard enough. This North Carolina primary will test that
March 02, 2026
Former presidents are just like us
February 28, 2026
A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player
February 26, 2026
President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River
February 21, 2026
As the sewage spills, the politicians snipe
February 20, 2026
The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors
February 19, 2026
Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina
February 19, 2026
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters
February 19, 2026
Obama aides have described how they underestimated Donald Trump before his 2016 presidential run, even as his influence grew online and in politics
February 17, 2026
U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested an 18-year-old man after he ran toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun
February 17, 2026
Man in tactical vest with loaded shotgun arrested after charging US Capitol, police say
February 17, 2026
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country
February 10, 2026
Justice Department plans to seek death penalty for man accused of shooting National Guard members
February 04, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding
February 03, 2026
Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for in-person depositions in Washington, DC, in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, caving in hopes of avoiding a looming House contempt of Congress vote.
February 02, 2026
Trump says Kennedy Center will close in July for two-year renovation
February 02, 2026
The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country
January 30, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations
January 30, 2026
Trump’s National Guard deployments have cost taxpayers nearly $500 million
January 29, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board says the placement of a helicopter route so close to Reagan National Airport's secondary runway was a key factor in causing a midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., a year ago
January 27, 2026
The District of Columbia's longtime delegate is closing out her career in Congress
January 25, 2026
A collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. in January 2025
January 26, 2026
DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign
January 25, 2026
‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
January 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
January 19, 2026
President Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
January 16, 2026
National Guard troops to stay in Washington DC through the end of 2026
January 16, 2026
The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 13, 2026
British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America
January 10, 2026
Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer announces he will retire after four decades in Congress
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
January 07, 2026
Man accused of placing pipe bombs near GOP and Democratic headquarters in Washington to remain in jail pending trial
January 02, 2026
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington
December 31, 2025
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle
December 30, 2025
Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025
The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights
December 22, 2025
Rainfall offers new hope in fight against Belgium's biggest wildfire
Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports
China new home prices stagnant in July as demand stays weak
'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress, Hayden Panettiere, dies at 36
Andrew Garfield finds wonder in everyday life in ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
All eyez on Tupac: Long-awaited trial begins in rapper's 1996 killing