The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting
April 26, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals
April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday on Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing" that the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was
April 26, 2026
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April 26, 2026
The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises
April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association after an unspecified threat
April 26, 2026
The Federal Reserve's years-long renovation of two historic buildings along the National Mall to be used as part of its headquarters in Washington exploded into political
April 25, 2026
TMZ is making a splash in Washington, D.C., bringing its Hollywood-style paparazzi tactics to politics
April 25, 2026
For the first time as president, Donald Trump is planning to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington this weekend
April 23, 2026
A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters
April 24, 2026
Officials at the John F.
April 23, 2026
The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai
April 23, 2026
The Kennedy Center is poised to undergo major renovations, with President Donald Trump calling it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”
April 23, 2026
11 injured after train crash at Metro Center station
April 23, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River
April 21, 2026
Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain
April 20, 2026
Trump wants a sculpture garden for America’s 250th birthday. Sources say it’s unlikely even one statue will be ready.
April 19, 2026
A controversy has erupted over prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi
April 17, 2026
The White House says it's “thrilled” after a federal commission gave early approval to the design for a 250-foot arch President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital
April 16, 2026
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April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump wants to see the Strait of Hormuz open up for oil tankers and other traffic without any limitations, including tolls, White
April 09, 2026
Melania Trump has made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass a series of bills to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program
April 15, 2026
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., was approved by the House Tuesday
April 14, 2026
The Kennedy Center's new executive director, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs
April 14, 2026
Trump administration unveils renderings of its proposed gold-accented arch
April 11, 2026
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission
April 02, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Why is there a golden toilet on the National Mall?
April 01, 2026
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening before visitors access the grounds
March 14, 2026
Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
March 10, 2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day
March 08, 2026
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term
March 06, 2026
Trump says he will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
March 03, 2026
Nancy Mace under investigation by House ethics panel for allegedly overcharging Congress for housing costs
March 03, 2026
Democratic challengers say incumbents aren’t fighting hard enough. This North Carolina primary will test that
March 02, 2026
Former presidents are just like us
February 28, 2026
A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player
February 26, 2026
President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River
February 21, 2026
As the sewage spills, the politicians snipe
February 20, 2026
The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors
February 19, 2026
Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina
February 19, 2026
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters
February 19, 2026
Obama aides have described how they underestimated Donald Trump before his 2016 presidential run, even as his influence grew online and in politics
February 17, 2026
U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested an 18-year-old man after he ran toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun
February 17, 2026
Man in tactical vest with loaded shotgun arrested after charging US Capitol, police say
February 17, 2026
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country
February 10, 2026
Justice Department plans to seek death penalty for man accused of shooting National Guard members
February 04, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding
February 03, 2026
Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for in-person depositions in Washington, DC, in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, caving in hopes of avoiding a looming House contempt of Congress vote.
February 02, 2026
Trump says Kennedy Center will close in July for two-year renovation
February 02, 2026
The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country
January 30, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations
January 30, 2026
Trump’s National Guard deployments have cost taxpayers nearly $500 million
January 29, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board says the placement of a helicopter route so close to Reagan National Airport's secondary runway was a key factor in causing a midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., a year ago
January 27, 2026
The District of Columbia's longtime delegate is closing out her career in Congress
January 25, 2026
A collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. in January 2025
January 26, 2026
DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign
January 25, 2026
‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
January 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
January 19, 2026
President Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
January 16, 2026
National Guard troops to stay in Washington DC through the end of 2026
January 16, 2026
The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 13, 2026
British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America
January 10, 2026
Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer announces he will retire after four decades in Congress
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
January 07, 2026
Man accused of placing pipe bombs near GOP and Democratic headquarters in Washington to remain in jail pending trial
January 02, 2026
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington
December 31, 2025
A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle
December 30, 2025
Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025
The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights
December 22, 2025
Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
December 19, 2025
Washington, D.C., activists and local leaders say the law enforcement operation President Donald Trump launched four months ago with the goal of fighting crime has led to a crackdown on immigrants
December 19, 2025
Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll is taking over as interim chief of Washington's police force
December 17, 2025
A federal appeals court says the National Guard deployment in the nation's capital can continue for now
December 17, 2025
Federal judge indicates he won’t halt the White House ballroom project
December 16, 2025
The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about aviation safety
December 15, 2025
A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums
December 11, 2025
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges
December 11, 2025
Inside Trump’s transformation of the Kennedy Center
December 06, 2025
Dulles was supposed to be the airport of the future. So why does everyone, including Trump, hate it?
December 06, 2025
The jury in Brian Walshe’s murder trial heard testimony from the man who had an affair with his wife. Here are the takeaways
December 05, 2025
First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital
December 05, 2025
Rank-and-file Republicans in the House are increasingly going public with anger towards their leadership
December 04, 2025
President Donald Trump has added a new architectural firm to his $300 million ballroom construction project at the White House
December 04, 2025
The foreign minister in Afghanistan's Taliban-run government says that the actions of an Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members in Washington last week should not reflect on all the people of Afghanistan
December 04, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is making the rounds in Washington
December 04, 2025
Bustling DC retail district in shock after shooting of National Guard members
November 29, 2025
Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains
December 02, 2025
Who is National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal?
November 30, 2025
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration intends to overhaul federally owned Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the
December 02, 2025
President Donald Trump has announced plans to reconstruct Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia
December 02, 2025
Accused National Guard shooter held without bond after pleading not guilty to murder and assault charges from hospital bed
December 02, 2025
The handgun used in the ambush of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S.
November 27, 2025
Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting
November 27, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice is upgrading charges for the Afghan man suspected of shooting and killing a National Guard member and wounding another to first degree murder, U.S.
November 28, 2025
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, setting the stage for the heavily Democratic city's first
November 25, 2025
In addition to pardoning two North Carolina turkeys at the annual White House ceremony, President Donald Trump discussed his crime-fighting efforts in Washington, D.C., claiming that it’s been six months since the city has seen a murder
November 25, 2025
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary end to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital
November 21, 2025
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital
November 20, 2025
A federal judge on Thursday moved to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., a temporary legal setback to Trump's efforts to
November 20, 2025
Judge halts Trump’s deployment of national guard in Washington, DC
November 20, 2025
President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U_S_ military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”
November 20, 2025
Washington announced that it will designate the Venezuelan cartel, Cartel de los Soles, as a foreign terrorist organization, effective November 24, which the US alleges is led by President Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking officials. CNN's Stefano Pozzebon reports on the latest tensions.
November 17, 2025
Preservationists sue over Trump’s latest plans to refashion a federal building to match his aesthetic
November 16, 2025
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November 17, 2025
South Korea’s latest soft-power export? Late Samsung billionaire Lee Kun-hee’s vast art collection
November 17, 2025
Smithsonian museums, National Zoo reopenings bring flocks of visitors
November 15, 2025
Senior Trump administration officials have held three meetings at the White House this week to discuss options for
November 15, 2025
The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday on a key step toward reopening the government. CNN's Manu Raju reports on the latest move.
November 10, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter The U.S. government is on the brink of reopening, potentially restoring pay to unpaid federal workers and ending a
November 12, 2025
US construction spending falls in March
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Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Britain and India clinch landmark trade deal
Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each
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