Nation Jun 29 America 250 brings extraordinary security challenge to Washington Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington, D.C., for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s freedom. Federal law enforcement is preparing for one of the city's largest security operations.
Nation Jun 27 At the Great American State Fair, you can find a dinosaur's rib cage. Unity is another matter The fair kicked off this week and is a run by Freedom 250, an organization created by President Donald Trump to run his administration's official events.
Politics Jun 24 Ex-aides win primaries to replace retiring Democratic House members U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jerrold Nadler passed the torch Tuesday night to former aides who won the Democratic primaries to replace them on Capitol Hill.
Politics Jun 18 Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C. In an overwhelmingly Democratic city, Lewis George is likely to take the top spot in November's general election, replacing moderate Muriel Bowser, who decided not to run again after three terms.
Politics Jun 17 D.C. voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress Norton chose not to run for reelection after mounting concerns that, at 89 years old, she was no longer capable of forcefully combating a Republican-led Congress and presidential administration constantly overriding the heavily Democratic city's leadership.
Politics Jun 08 Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP poll finds As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds.
Politics Apr 21 Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill The leak, from a deteriorating pipeline, spilled 244 million gallons of raw sewage.
Politics Apr 06 Experts say Trump's threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure could be considered war crime In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.
Politics Mar 27 A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended ask what was saved A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved.
Arts Mar 12 AP report: Slave ship artifact will soon leave the Smithsonian to return to its South African home A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships…