Politics Nov 11 WATCH: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin salutes veterans in speech on National Mall By Associated Press
Arts Jan 20 Watch 3:58 Public art installation offers unusual imagery for an inauguration without precedent President Biden's inauguration featured unusual imagery in response to some unusual circumstances. The temporary public art is intended to represent the American people and to unify the country. Jeffrey Brown reports as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS.”… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation Jul 27 House approves bill to create Latino museum on National Mall The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Jul 02 Trump promises tanks and ‘biggest ever fireworks’ on July 4 White House and administration officials have tried to calm concerns about the president's plans by stressing that he plans to deliver a patriotic speech at the Lincoln Memorial. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation May 28 Watch 2:04 A portable memorial to fallen soldiers blooms in Washington In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a temporary memorial, now on the National Mall, honors the hundreds of thousands of U.S. military members who lost their lives since the turn of the 20th century with 645,000 poppies.
Jan 20 Watch 2:37 On the Mall, Trump supporters exult, ‘We’re here!’ By PBS NewsHour Turnout may have been lower this Inauguration Day than the previous two, but attendees who did make the trip to the National Mall exhibited no shortage of enthusiasm. Lisa Desjardins speaks with out-of-town visitors hopeful that President Trump will usher… Continue watching
Dec 12 Women’s March gets spot for post-inauguration rally By Alison Thoet A women's march that is expecting more than 100,000 attendees the day after the Jan. 20 inauguration has secured a location for its demonstration. More than a dozen other groups planning protests are still waiting on permits. Continue reading
Sep 24 New Smithsonian museum chronicling black history opens By Jesse J. Holland and Darlene Superville, Associated Press Decades of planning culminate today with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 6:53 Keeping the memory of WWI alive with plans for a national memorial By PBS NewsHour Millions of Americans who served during the Great War may soon be memorialized in the nation’s capital. The winning design by 25-year-old architect Joe Weishaar was selected from more than 360 proposals for the National World War I Memorial in… Continue watching
Oct 10 Renewed call of ‘Black lives matter’ at 20th anniversary of Million Man March By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Black men from around the nation returned to the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for changes in policing and in black communities. Continue reading