Dozens of people with ties to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol gathered outside the detention facility in Washington to celebrate Trump’s pardons of those convicted of crimes that day.
President Trump signed several executive orders in front of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
Los tiempos difíciles en los que muchos de nosotros en Estados Unidos nos sentimos inmersos hacen que su mensaje cobre una especial vigencia.
At least eight rioters who have faced criminal charges have been granted permission to attend. Most were accused of relatively minor offenses.
Tenemos a más de dos decenas de reporteros y periodistas gráficos cubriendo los acontecimientos en tiempo real.
The troubled times many of us feel we are in make his message especially relevant.
The incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give President-elect Donald J. Trump more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and immigration.
The celebrations ahead of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration included passionate members of his base along with Trump-loving power brokers partying wildly all around them, but just out of reach.
At President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, nearly 200,000 American flags filled the National Mall. Visitors were invited to take them.
We have more than two dozen reporters and visual journalists covering the events in real time.
Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.
People nervous about the return of a Trump presidency demonstrated in Washington, D.C., New York and other cities to show support for women’s rights, racial justice and other causes.
A more seasoned Trump prepares to work his will in a more biddable D.C.
An arctic chill is headed to Washington (and much of the United States) on Monday.
President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.
Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear in the second Trump era.
With Trump back in town, owners are wondering how the dining scene will shape up.
Temperatures are expected plunge across the country this weekend.
The president-elect has raised more than $170 million for his swearing-in, an inaugural record, as wealthy Americans flock to curry favor with him and some give money even without the prospect of V.I.P. access.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who once banned the playing of “Hail to the Chief,” will lie in state at the Capitol as part of three days of elaborate ceremonies.
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Luke Broadwater was at the Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Four years later, he reflects on what has changed.
His design was criticized as banal and beneath its subject. It was also praised for fitting seamlessly into hallowed space on the National Mall.
The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.
All highways in northeastern Kansas were closed on Sunday evening, bringing traffic to a standstill in some places.
Crime was a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. But after a spike during the pandemic, murders have been dropping steadily, including in big cities like Chicago and San Francisco.
Plans include lying in state at the U.S. Capitol and a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
Suchitra Mattai uses vintage saris and vivid found materials to weave exquisite tapestries that challenge fixed histories about art and migration.
Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history.
The woman, 29, was struck by her own vehicle after the suspects began driving away, the police said.
Workers in Washington have returned to the office slowly, with a pervasive and pronounced effect on the local economy.
Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
The president has promised a veto, but Republicans scored another win in their campaign to put Congress on record against White House policies.
Many of the nation’s major cities face a daunting future.
In cities, especially, monuments have become not just an artistic genre unto themselves but evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose.
We visited 10 cities across the country to see how the pandemic and its aftershocks have reshaped the American downtown.
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
As remote work persists and business deals are sealed online, many upscale restaurants that catered to the nation’s downtown office crowd are canceling the meal.
President Biden also visited a vaccination site in Washington, D.C. ahead of his remarks.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was among the attendees reporting coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
Cases are not uncommon in Washington these days, and there is no certainty that those who tested positive were infected at the dinner.