Jan 20 Watch 2:37 On the Mall, Trump supporters exult, 'We're here!' By PBS News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Jul 08 Pope's speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Pope Francis' historic speech to Congress in September will be broadcast on Jumbotrons on the National Mall. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Out of many faces, one American portrait: Artist creates 'facescape' on the National Mall By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada on the ground-level feel of facescape By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Advocates rally on Capitol Hill to renew push for immigration reform Advocates rally on Capitol Hill to renew push for immigration reform… Continue watching