The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums, 14 education and research centers and the National Zoo.
A lot has happened this week. The New York Times Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury highlights one thing you shouldn’t miss: After President Trump tried to send the National Guard into Portland, Ore., a federal judge blocked him. Watch Kingsbury explain why the president’s actions defy the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Federal courts across the country have heard legal challenges to the mobilization of troops in Los Angeles, Washington, Portland, Ore., and Chicago. Here’s how some judges have ruled.
The federal magistrate judge, Zia M. Faruqui, accused prosecutors of relying on a “facially invalid” indictment to charge a man with felony gun possession.
The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest.
As several of the city’s classic Black-owned restaurants close, some historians worry about the passing of a beloved tradition.
The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.
The phrase doesn’t appear in the Constitution or its amendments.
Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services.
Department of Education employees this week found that their out-of-office emails during the government shutdown had been edited to include partisan language.
Washington watering holes and restaurants are showing solidarity and seizing an opportunity to draw in out-of-work government employees.
Justice Department lawyers are asking judges to pause their cases until funding resumes.
A coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.
A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.”
The daughter of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, she secured hard-to-land interviews with foreign leaders but found few opportunities for a leadership role.
The election technology company Dominion Voting Systems had accused Rudolph W. Giuliani of waging “a viral disinformation campaign” over the 2020 election.
A new museum created by the once imprisoned financier offers the financial elite’s take on the nation’s virtues.
A powerhouse Washington lawyer, he negotiated blockbuster contracts for A-list clients, including the Clintons, the Obamas and the Bushes, while often acting as their consigliere.
The bombs were mailed from a state prison to the Department of Justice and a federal court. The inmate tried to exchange information on the plot for accommodations, prosecutors said in court filings.
The widow of a passenger on the American Airlines jet sued two airlines and the government over the Jan. 29 crash, which killed 67. Lawyers for other victims’ relatives said more suits would follow.
With the mass layoffs and cancellations of thousands of federal grants and contracts, the region has taken a disproportionate hit.
Las figuras aparecieron misteriosamente el martes, e incluían frases del mensaje de cumpleaños del presidente Trump a Jeffrey Epstein, el delincuente sexual fallecido.
The United States Park Police said it had removed the statue, which included lines from President Trump’s birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.
The bipartisan commission said the official, Ari Abergel, a Trump ally, had misused a social-media account and improperly pushed some members to resign.
Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony.
Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.
Responding to crises at home is part of the Guard’s mission. Helping crack down on crime in U.S. cities isn’t, say some former leaders, who fear this shift could hurt the force.
Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists are organizing a nationwide celebration of solar power.
Tempers are always flaring in Washington. But the current level of vitriol has felt especially nasty and intense.
Washington’s mayor and other local officials will be grilled by members of a House committee seeking to expand federal control over the city.
The 19-year-old sophomore has attracted widespread public interest since he enrolled at the university’s main campus in Manhattan last year.
The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.
In a new series, David Leonhardt asks leading thinkers and politicians: What’s next.
Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.
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.