Partly sunny, humid and very warm Friday with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. Some showers and thunderstorms are possible ...

The new and renovated galleries will be unveiled as part of the museum's $1 billion renovation. How to get free, timed-passes ...

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and ...

Interim United States attorney for Washington, D.C., Ed Martin, on Thursday sent a letter to the parent company of Wikipedia, accusing it of possibly violating its nonprofit obligations by allowing ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recognized as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, in Washington. AP/PTI ...

The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a stroke, was brought to St. Peter's in a solemn procession on Wednesday.

More than two dozen Republican lawmakers want NASA to move its headquarters out of Washington DC and to Houston, Texas. TLawmakers Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Brian Babin (R-Texas) are leading an effort to ...

For those travellers not summoned here by the business of American government, these attractions (and the numerous others like them) are the primary reason to visit Washington DC. And indeed ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 19, 2025 shows the Jade Lake in Mangya, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Northwest China's Qinghai province. [Photo/Xinhua] Because of the ...