Jan 21 As Supreme Court weighs Roe, nation’s largest anti-abortion protest in a celebratory mood By Ashraf Khalil, Paul J. Weber, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Thousands of anti-abortion protesters are rallying in the nation's capital Friday with a growing sense of momentum about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights. Continue reading
Jan 03 School, work, travel paused as snow blankets Washington D.C. By Aamer Madhani, Parker Purifoy, Associated Press A winter storm is blanketing streets in and around the nation's capital, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter. Continue reading
Nov 16 D.C. to drop most indoor mask requirements next week By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID infection cases continue to trend downward. Starting Monday, Nov. 22, masks will no longer be required in many indoor spaces. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:35 D.C.’s door-to-door COVID vaccine program hopes to increase trust among the hesitant By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Laura Santhanam, Maea Lenei Buhre Even as vaccinations for younger children are expected to ramp up, COVID-19 vaccination rates for adults have slowed across much of the country. Nationally, about 70% of Americans 18 years and older are fully vaccinated. But many cities and states… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden, Harris mark 10th anniversary of MLK monument in Washington By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Located on Independence Avenue along the Tidal Basin, the memorial features a huge likeness of King carved out of stone and a separate wall featuring some of his most notable quotes. Continue reading
Sep 18 In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters By Associated Press In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 9:10 Exposure related health conditions still trouble 9/11 first responders 20 years later Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. On that day and for weeks after, first responders at the World Trade Center worked to clear rubble and to search for remains. Many were stricken with debilitating illness, including… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 11:18 How the attacks of 9/11 reshaped America’s role in the world This week PBS NewsHour has been marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by exploring how they have impacted the U.S. at home and abroad. Judy Woodruff leads our latest conversation on the ways the 9/11 attacks shaped American… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 6:57 Smithsonian Institution pieces together 9/11 history through personal, poignant relics By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport With memories of Sept. 11, 2001 fading for some, and images of that day unknown to a younger generation, the Smithsonian Institution is working at piecing together history object by object. William Brangham takes a behind-the-scenes look as part of… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 8:42 Flight 77 crashed just below Robert Hogue’s Pentagon office. Here’s his story PBS NewsHour's broadcast studio is just a few miles from the Pentagon here in Washington. On 9/11, that iconic structure designed to project American military might was struck clear out of the blue, just like the twin towers. 184 people… Continue watching