Mar 22 Watch 9:24 Amy Walter and Errin Haines on COVID stimulus relief, Biden immigration policy The Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter and Errin Haines of The 19th join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the rollout of the new COVID stimulus bill, how it benefits women and marginalized communities, and the Biden… Continue watching
Mar 22 WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser testifies on bill to make D.C. the 51st state By Associated Press Bowser is calling on the 117th Congress to pass the statehood legislation and put it on President Joe Biden's desk within the first 100 days. Continue reading
Mar 19 Stone tablet marking First Amendment freedoms finds new home By Associated Press The National Constitution Center, which sits in an area of the city billed as America's most historic square mile, will erect the tablet in an atrium overlooking Independence Hall, the UNESCO World Heritage Site where both the Declaration of Independence… Continue reading
Feb 01 Capitol Building fence is blocking D.C. laws from approval By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 29 Officer who died after D.C. riot to lie in honor in Capitol By Associated Press Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died at the hands of the mob that besieged the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, will lie in honor in the building's Rotunda. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Threats against Congress keep National Guard in D.C. By Associated Press The shocking insurrection at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob prompted federal officials to rethink security in and around its landmarks, resulting in an unprecedented lockdown for Biden's inauguration. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 7:03 Peaceful transfer of power ensues amid massive show of force In years past, the National Mall is normally filled with tens of thousands of people attending a presidential inauguration. But those crowds were missing for the swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, amid the pandemic and a massive… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 8:54 Threat of violence in state capitals leaves the nation on edge By Nick Schifrin The unprecedented show of military force to defend the peaceful transfer of power is not just taking place in Washington, D.C. The FBI says there are threats to all 50 states, where there could be armed protests. In Pennsylvania, some… Continue watching
Jan 14 Most major U.S. airlines ban guns in luggage for D.C. flights ahead of Inauguration Day By David Koenig, Associated Press Meanwhile, key lawmakers and the head of the nation's largest union of flight attendants are asking that anyone arrested in connection with the riot be put on the government's no-fly list. Continue reading
Jan 14 National Guard troops flooding in as Washington locks down By Ashraf Khalil, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press 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. Continue reading