Tag: Washington D.C.

New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington.

Washington National Opera leaving Trump-Kennedy Center

Emily Hallas · January 9, 2026 9:50 pm

Demonstrators march to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, as they protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DC Council calls on Bowser and MPD to sever ties with ICE after fatal Minneapolis shooting

Heather Hunter · January 9, 2026 9:30 pm

New York Assistant Director in Charge Christopher Raia speaks at a news conference alongside FBI Director Kash Patel announcing numerous arrests in illegal sports betting and poker game schemes at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York.

FBI names longtime agent as Dan Bongino’s replacement for deputy director

Emily Hallas · January 9, 2026 9:00 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump voices confidence in Venezuela’s interim government: ‘Seem to be an ally’

Christian Datoc · January 9, 2026 5:54 pm

Trump administration to investigate refugee status of Minnesota residents

Kaelan Deese · January 9, 2026 5:49 pm

A courtroom sketch depicting Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, being sworn in, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya, at Federal Court in Washington, as U.S. Attorney Charles Jones, seated left, and Defense Attorney John Shoreman, seated center, look on.

DC pipe bomb defendant pleads not guilty to federal charges

Kaelan Deese · January 9, 2026 4:29 pm

President Donald Trump holds an executive order.

Energy and Environment

Trump appoints new chair of nuclear safety agency to usher in ‘pivotal period of change’

David Zimmermann · January 9, 2026 2:44 pm

Split image between Donald Trump and oil operations. The Trump administration is meeting with executives from more than a dozen oil and gas companies on Friday, as the president has called the industry to invest more than $100 billion in Venezuelan oil operations.

Trump meets with oil executives in bid to boost US drilling in Venezuela

Callie Patteson · January 9, 2026 2:12 pm

Former President Bill Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Oversight committee threatens Clintons with contempt if they don’t show up for Epstein hearing

Claire Carter · January 9, 2026 1:05 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington.

Trump revealed jobs data ahead of time on social media, breaking protocol

Zach Halaschak · January 9, 2026 12:51 pm

Shoppers walk by a clothing store, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Consumer sentiment rises to highest level since September

Zach Halaschak · January 9, 2026 11:28 am

Pest Control Officer Andre Pitman, from the D.C. Department of Health's Rodent Control Division, with his badge and shovel for D.C.'s surging rat population.

Mayoral hopeful introduces bill to counteract DC’s growing rat infestation

Claire Carter · January 9, 2026 11:28 am