South Lawn, Rose Garden under repair after White House stages RNC events
The White House South Lawn and its iconic Rose Garden are undergoing extensive re-sodding and other work after last month’s Republican National Convention turned them into a muddy mess.
Justice Department seeks to defend Trump in rape accuser's defamation lawsuit
The DoJ lawyers argue that Trump was “acting within the scope of his office” when he denied Carroll’s allegations last year that he raped her in a New York luxury department store in the mid-1990s.
Football coaching legend Lou Holtz to get Medal of Freedom
Trump made the announcement Friday at the White House as Holtz looked on.
Amid outcry, Trump says Stars and Stripes military paper won't shut down
Stars and Stripes, an editorially independent military newspaper that first appeared during the Civil War, may be coming to an end.
Trump, White House deny report he called fallen soldiers 'losers' and 'suckers'
A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.”
VIDEO: DC police release body cam footage from shooting death of Deon Kay
D.C. police have released body camera footage today from an incident in which an officer shot and killed an 18-year-old on Orange Street, Southeast.
Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election Day
With just two months left until the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it is taking additional steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
Unemployment claims fall to 881,000 but layoffs remain elevated
The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to roughly 880,000 last week.
18-year-old shot, killed by DC police officer during pursuit
D.C. police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a man on Orange Street, Southeast on Wednesday.
Protesters gather outside DC mayor's home after officer shot, killed 18-year-old Deon Kay
Protesters gathered outside of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's home Thursday morning after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old on Orange Street Wednesday.
More than 100 protest in Southeast DC after police shoot and kill man
More than 100 people gathered outside the 7th District police station in Southeast D.C. after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old on Orange Street on Wednesday.
Trump targets Seattle, Portland, NYC, DC by threatening federal funding for ‘anarchist’ cities
President Trump threatened the federal funding for Seattle, Portland, New York City, and Washington as part of an effort to target “anarchist jurisdictions” that he claims have “permitted violence and the destruction of property” during recent protests.
DC committee recommends changes to Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial
A committee reporting to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has come up with a list of dozens of historical monuments, schools, parks, government buildings and other structures that it recommends making changes to because of the historical namesakes’ connection to slavery or racism -- even the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial.
Book: Pence told ‘to be on standby’ for Trump hospital visit
Pence said in an interview Tuesday, Sept. 1, that he doesn’t recall being told to be on “standby.”
Democrats seeking to push in-person election security briefings
Racing the political clock, Democrats are searching for way to force the Trump administration to continue briefing Congress in person about foreign attempts to interfere in the November election.
Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations amid revived racial tensions
Civil rights advocates have begun gathering to highlight police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington.
Mitch McConnell campaign hires student from viral DC encounter
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year.
Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention
President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention.
Protesters surround, follow Sen. Rand Paul in tense confrontation about Breonna Taylor after RNC
Video posted on social media showed Metro Police flanking Paul and his wife as dozens of people confronted him in a Washington street after midnight.
8 arrested during DC protests, including 5 for allegedly assaulting officers
Police in Washington, D.C., arrested eight people, including five accused of assaulting police officers, during protests late Thursday night into Friday in the wake of President Trump’s Republican National Convention speech at the White House, police said.