Nation Feb 23 Senate approves Vilsack for Agriculture Department again The Senate voted 92-7 Tuesday to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post.
Politics Feb 01 Capitol Building fence is blocking D.C. laws from approval That foreboding black fence erected around the U.S. Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government's ability to enact new laws.
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser discusses Biden inauguration security preparation The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said at a briefing Thursday. Watch Mayor Bowser's news conference live here.
Nation Jan 14 National Guard troops flooding in as Washington locks down U.S. officials say the number of National Guard troops coming to Washington by Inauguration Day has grown to 26,000. Some will be armed.
Arts Jan 13 Kennedy Center to honor Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, others in rescheduled ceremony Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events. The honorees are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen,…
Politics Jan 05 Trump to speak at D.C. rally expected to draw hundreds as Congress meets to vote on election Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the nation’s capital Tuesday to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud a day before a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden’s victory.
Politics Jan 04 D.C. mayor calls in National Guard for protests as Congress is expected to affirm Biden victory Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters as Congress votes Wednesday on affirming Joe Biden’s election victory.
Politics Dec 13 Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies Nearly 30 people were arrested in Washington D.C. on Saturday after clashes broke out between Presidential loyalists and anti-Donald Trump demonstrators.
Arts Nov 19 Smithsonian closing museums and zoo again amid COVID-19 spike In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo.
Politics Nov 15 Violent clashes in D.C. after Trump backers’ election protest After several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump protested the election results and marched to the Supreme Court, nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests.