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WASHINGTON (AP) – A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, the Secret Service said, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and made it all the …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – The man dressed as Santa Claus and walking along Stevens Road in Southeast Washington saw three babies peering at him from a window, and he did what any Santa would do. Pumped with holiday cheer, he …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A woman driving a black Lexus with a young child in the car tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase that ended in gunfire outside the Capitol, witnesses and …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Capitol is in lockdown, after sources say shots were fired outside. According to U.S. Capitol Police, officers are injured. Sirens are going off in the Capitol, and people on the Hill are being told to …Read More
Congress blew by a midnight deadline to pass a crucial spending bill, triggering the beginning of a partial government shutdown – the first in 17 years. The failure means the gears of the federal government will start to slow down …Read More
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) -The Justice Department will sue North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination in a new state law that scales back the period for early voting and imposes stringent voter ID requirements. The lawsuit is the latest effort by …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Investigators were turning their attention early Tuesday to the question of why Navy veteran Aaron Alexis killed 12 people at a Navy building in Washington Monday morning. Alexis, 34, who was discharged from the Navy two years …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning, and officials said several people were killed and as many as 10 were wounded, including a law enforcement officer. A …Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Someone splattered green paint on the Lincoln Memorial early Friday, but the statue of the 16th president was reopened by nightfall after the paint was washed away. The apparent vandalism was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Friday …Read More
