NASA Tracking Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington Monument is due to zip past our planet today. The asteroid, named ...
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Welcome to Washington: On the Eve of the Inauguration, Monumental Advice
I love watching the brides pose for photos by the Lincoln Memorial and the teenagers wriggle through TikTok choreography near ...
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DC Demonstrations and Protests Planned Around Trump’s Second Inauguration
The Women’s March in 2017 drew a bigger crowd than Donald Trump’s first inauguration, which was overshadowed by other ...
Everything you need to know about Inauguration Day in DC
D.C. is gearing up for one of its most pompous and time-honored traditions. Monday, Jan. 20, is Inauguration Day, but its ...
From Violent Riot to Peaceful Transfer of Power, AP Photographers Retrace Their Steps on Jan. 6
Monday’s certification by Congress of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was the first ...
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Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs ...
DC sues federal government over Anacostia River pollution, expanding legal battle
On Friday, the D.C. Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit accusing federally owned agencies and facilities of having ...
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Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?
The Washington DC metropolitan area has been walloped by a snowstorm as ... (AP Video: Rick Gentilo, Mike Pesoli, Nathan Ellgren) A person walks near the Washington Monument during a winter snow storm ...
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Women's suffrage monument coming to the National Mall
WASHINGTON — A new monument is in the works for the National Mall. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed a law allowing the Women's Suffrage National Monument to be built. The bill was ...
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...