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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made the trip Thursday morning from the White House to the Supreme Court to pay their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The casket of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrived at the Supreme Court Wednesday morning for the start of two days of public viewing

Philadelphians were among the thousands of people who marched in Washington, D.C., to protest racism and mark the March on Washington.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was surrounded by protestors, who were yelling for Paul to say Breonna Taylor’s name, as he and his wife left the White House Thursday night.

Two officials familiar with the matter say the man who was shot and wounded near the White House by a uniformed Secret Service officer Monday had been threatening to kill people

Two government watchdogs say they have opened investigations into the conduct of federal agents responding to unrest in Portland, Oregon, following abuse of power allegations by members of Congress, local officials and the public

Photographer Gary Williams shares the details of capturing the last public appearance of John Lewis at the Washington, D.C., Black Lives Matters mural.

As his “Nana” battled COVID-19, endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni ran 218 miles from Washington, D

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to protect monuments and punish anyone who vandalizes them.

Washington D.C.’s ’Shadow Senator,’ Paul Strauss, has been leading the fight for the District’s statehood, which is up for a vote in the U.S. House this week. He explains how D.C.’s lack of federal representation has roots in systemic racism and why it can be a life or death issue for residents.

The twelfth day of protests continued in cities around the U.S on Saturday to decry the killing of George Floyd. Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, sparking international demonstrations condemning police brutality.

Washington, D.C. has re-named part of a street that leads to the White House, “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” and painted those words in big, yellow letters on the pavement.

A handful of GOP senators are criticizing President Donald Trump over his visit to a church after police removed peaceful demonstrators from a park near the White House

Numerous faith leaders are sharply criticizing President Trump’s photo-op outside of a Washington, D.C. church Monday after forcibly removing protesters from the area, saying he used the Bible as “a prop” to further his political agenda.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory condemned President Trump and first lady Melania Trump for using a Catholic shrine in Washington, D.C. as a “photo opportunity.” This is the second time this week that Trump has been accused of misusing places of worship for political gain.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion rescue package, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hoped to persuade President Donald Trump to reverse a decision to boot New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to avoid long lines at U.S. at the border. The Democratic governor and Republican president met Thursday to discuss their dispute over New York’s new “Green Light” law, which lets unauthorized immigrants obtain state driver’s...

A lawsuit seeking to return federal protection to the real bears that inspired teddy bears has been thrown out by a federal judge. The people and environmental groups who sued in 2018 didn’t provide any evidence to back up their claims that they would be hurt by the decision to remove Louisiana black bears from the “threatened” list, wrote District Judge John Bate...

The “Bulletin of Atomic Scientists” unveiled their ‘Doomsday Clock’, revealing how close they believe the world is to a destruction of mankind. For the first time, the hands of the clock are only 100 seconds away from midnight.

The 12-year-old girl who died Tuesday of suicide at her boarding school in Washington, D.C. had been bullied, her devastated mother says.