Justice John Paul Stevens' body to lie in repose at Supreme Court on Monday before Arlington burial
The Supreme Court says the body of former Justice John Paul Stevens will lie in repose at the court on Monday. Stevens died on Tuesday at age 99. He served nearly 35 years as a justice before retiring in 2010. Members of the public can pay ...
Trump's unproven claim about purging DC homeless raises eyebrows
Washington, D.C., officials are pushing back against an unsubstantiated claim by President Donald Trump that he orchestrated a purge of homeless people in the city to shield visiting foreign dignitaries from having to see them. The claim, in a Fox News interview that aired Monday, ...
Trump casts himself, military and Republican VIPs as stars of July 4 pageant
U.S. military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the center, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day. Trump, seeking ...
'Tanks, but not tanks': Trump promises patriotic July 4 event, which some see as political prop
President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised military tanks along with "Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!" for the Fourth of July in Washington. But the District of Columbia's says "Tanks, but no tanks" and complains that Trump is politicizing what traditionally has been a ...
New Zealand defense attache on trial for Washington embassy toilet camera
One of New Zealand's most senior naval officers has gone on trial for placing a secret camera in the unisex toilet of the country's Washington, D.C., embassy. Commodore Alfred Keating has been charged with attempting to make "an intimate visual recording" and is currently on ...
His parade plan foiled, Trump announces 'one of the biggest' July 4 events
After giving up his idea for a huge military parade in Washington, President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a July 4 "Salute to America" that he predicted would be "one of the biggest gatherings" in the city's history. "HOLD THE DATE" Trump said in one ...
Amid internal controversies and a capital city deeply distracted by the partial government shutdown, the third Women's March returned to Washington on Saturday with an enduring message of anger and defiance aimed directly at President Donald Trump's White House. The original march in 2017, the ...
Urban Meyer leaves on top as Ohio State beats Washington in Rose Bowl
Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job. After his Buckeyes blew most of a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter and had to recover a last-minute onside kick ...
Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff
Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an ...
U.S. Congress looks to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall. Congressional ...
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort violated plea agreement by lying, prosecutors say
Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort violated his plea agreement by lying to investigators, prosecutors said Monday, as another former aide began serving a jail sentence for making false statements to the FBI. Manafort had agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation ...
Trump dilemma: Preserve Saudi alliance or declare prince a murderer
The Saudi assassination of a U.S.-based journalist has put President Donald Trump in an intractable bind. Does he preserve a close U.S. ally and accept whatever Riyadh says about the murder? Or does he risk a rupture and embrace the conclusion of the Central Intelligence Agency ...
