Trump offers 'domination' of DC protests as model for states

Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority," President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.

Tear gas, threats before President Trump visits church amid protests

President Donald Trump is visiting the 200-year-old church near the White House that was set on fire as demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend.

Protesters start fires near the White House, police fire tear gas into crowd

Protesters started fires near the White House as tensions with police mounted during a third straight night of demonstrations held in response to the death of George Floyd at police hands in Minnesota.

Barr: Protest ‘violence instigated and carried out by Antifa’ to be treated as 'domestic terrorism'

U.S. Attorney General William Barr condemned the “violence instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups” amid widespread protests over the death of George Floyd during an encounter with police in Minnesota, warning that those responsible will be treated as domestic terrorists.

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

Protesters deface World War II Memorial and other National Mall monuments

Protesters spelled out their outrage following the death of George Floyd by spray-painting it on several monuments on the National Mall, including the World War II Memorial dedicated to soldiers killed in combat.

Crowds gather outside White House as unrest spreads to Atlanta, DC, NYC after George Floyd death

Crowds gathered outside of the White House as protests erupt across the country over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, bringing tensions to a boiling point and forcing one of the Twin Cities to issue a curfew while demonstrators clashed with police across the U.S.

White House sets coronavirus travel ban on Brazil

The U.S. leads the world in the number of confirmed cases, followed by Brazil, now Latin America’s hardest-hit country. Third on the list is Russia.

Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House

The Democratic-controlled House is pressing ahead with votes on another massive rescue bill that would pump almost $1 trillion to states and local governments, renew $1,200 cash payments for individuals, and extend a $600 weekly supplemental federal unemployment benefit.

Cremated remains of DC man's mom stolen by package thief

Kevin Lynch is grieving twice after the recent death of his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Lynch, once over her death and again after a package thief stole her ashes.

Trump's push for opening school clashes with Fauci's caution

President Donald Trump's push appears at odds with cautions by the nation's leading immunologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is wary of returning to normal activities too quickly.

Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven coronavirus treatment on vets

The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.

Trump joins World War II veterans at V-E Day ceremony

World War II veterans joined President Donald Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

Trump says in his mother's eyes, he 'could do no wrong'

"She was so good to me. I couldn't do any wrong, which is a big problem. Maybe that's why I ended up the way I ended up," Trump said of his late mother.