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Nation Aug 28
WATCH: Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorationsThousands gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have A Dream" address, a vision of racial equality that remains elusive for millions of Americans. And turnout has been…
Nation Aug 18
National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cubZookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Xiang is pregnant and could give birth this week.
Education Jul 30
Washington D.C. will not reopen school buildings in fallOfficials have abandoned their initial plans to use a combination of distance and in-person instruction. The announcement Thursday by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser was widely expected as all surrounding school districts in northern Virginia and southern Maryland had already made…
Nation Jul 13
Activists seek to decriminalize ‘magic’ mushrooms in D.C.Despite pandemic conditions that made normal signature-gathering almost impossible, activists in Washington, D.C., say they have enough signatures for a November ballot initiative that would decriminalize natural psychedelics such as certain mushrooms.
Nation Jun 26
Trump says he’s signed a ‘strong’ order to protect monumentsTrump had promised the order earlier this week but did not immediately release the text. Hours earlier, Trump called for the arrest of protesters involved in this week's attempt to pull down an Andrew Jackson statue from a park in…
Politics Jun 25
WATCH: Democratic leaders deliver a news conference on D.C. statehoodFriday's vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the first time in the House, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Nation Jun 20
DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate generalEyewitness accounts and videos posted on social media indicated that police were on the scene but didn’t intervene. President Donald Trump quickly tweeted about the toppling, calling out D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and writing: “The DC police are not doing…
Health Jun 17
WATCH: Washington D.C. could move to phase 2 reopening next weekWashington, D.C., officials are targeting next Monday for the start of phase two of reopening the nation's capital after months of social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nation Jun 11
Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest artWith much of the temporary fencing around the White House coming down, there’s an effort to preserve the hundreds of pieces of instant American history.
Nation May 31
Protesters converge on White House for second straight dayPolice fired pepper spray at demonstrators near the White House and the D.C. National Guard was called in as pockets of violence and vandalism erupted during a second straight night of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis…
