The US Secret Service has shot an armed man directly outside the White House grounds, the agency said yesterday.

The National Park Service had 331.9 million recreation visits to its various sites in 2024 but faces cuts to its workforce.

Observers say Trump wants to pull off a ‘reverse Nixon’ by deepening ties with Russia, but is that even possible?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow’s ...

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New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

There’s a cryptic sign outside the playlot in Jackson Park at 56th Street and Cornell Avenue that just reads “Dickerson Playground.” It’s referring to Earl B. Dickerson, a man who ...

This story was originally published on the substack Public Domain to which you can subscribe here. The last time Republicans took full control of Washington, DC, back in 2017, the House of ...

The latest measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, follows years of delays and efforts to ...

Jack Dykinga won a Pulitzer in Chicago, then came West for a celebrated career in nature photography. And at age 82, after a ...