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.
Top general tells Congress that military will have no role in 2020 presidential election
The top U.S. military officer is telling Congress that the U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote.
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.
Protesters gather outside White House to disrupt President Trump’s RNC acceptance speech
Anti-Trump activists are organizing protests and a concert to make noise in downtown Washington, D.C., with the intention of disrupting the president’s planned outdoor acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.
National Zoo's Mei Xiang gives birth to giant panda cub
The Smithsonian National Zoo is welcoming a brand new addition today!
Dr. Anthony Fauci undergoes surgery for vocal cord polyp, according to reports
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a White House coronavirus adviser, confirmed the news to CNN.
Melania Trump to address RNC from Rose Garden
Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham says Melania Trump will speak live Tuesday night from the Rose Garden, which has been undergoing a weeks-long renovation at the first lady’s direction.
Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice
Trump last week announced that Dr. Scott Atlas, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, has joined the White House as a pandemic adviser.
Trump returns to White House briefing, says 'shooting' outside White House now 'under control'
"I do not know the condition of the person, it seems the person was shot by Secret Service, so we'll see what happens," the president said.
One dead, 20 others wounded after mass shooting at cookout in Southeast DC
A teenage boy is dead and a D.C. police officer is struggling for her life after a mass shooting at a cookout early Sunday in Southeast D.C.
Trump considering giving convention speech from White House
President Donald Trump says he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House.
Debate continues over 2nd coronavirus relief bill
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on the Senate floor Tuesday denounced a Republican plan for the next round of coronavirus relief. Republicans responded that a plan already approved by House Democrats is just too expensive.
Talks continue in Washington Saturday over coronavirus relief bill, $600 per week unemployment checks
The Trump administration is willing to extend the $600 per week unemployment benefit, say politicians working on a new stimulus bill. But Trump does not want to agree to other Democratic demands like help for renters and homeowners.
Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans' travel plans
Families trying to get in a last-minute vacation before school starts better do some homework on COVID-19 restrictions before loading up the minivan.
Trump offers to help pay for Vanessa Guillen funeral
The family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose remains were found July 2 following her disappearance in April from Fort Hood, rallied with several dozen supporters before the meeting with Trump, calling for justice in the case and for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment.
Vanessa Guillen’s family to meet with President Trump Thursday
The family of murdered Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen is preparing to meet with President Trump Thursday to discuss a bill that would help prevent what happened to the 20-year-old from ever happening to anyone else.
Administration wants West Wing remodel money in virus bill
The administration says the White House work would “increase the White House campus’s ability to detect, mitigate, and alleviate external security and pandemic threats.”
Double rainbow seen over steps of the Capitol where Rep. John Lewis lies in state
A vivid double rainbow appeared Tuesday evening over the steps of the U.S. Capitol building where the late Congressman John Lewis lies in state.
Democrats, GOP far apart on coronavirus aid; Trump wants a deal
“We want to do what’s best for the people,” President Trump said at the White House.
AG William Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests
Barr pushed back against angry, skeptical Democrats who said Trump’s administration is unconstitutionally suppressing dissent.