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People stand as the U.S. Capitol is seen behind the frozen Capitol reflecting pool on Friday after it was announced that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025
Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold
The move could undercut the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hits the gavel after reading the vote totals as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson looks on during of a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, inside the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Monday in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2025
U.S. lawmakers certify Trump win, four years after Capitol riot
The formality was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the U.S. Capitol.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2024
Fed cuts rates by half-point in decisive bid to defend economy
It is the Fed’s first rate cut in more than four years.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida attend an event to pledge 250 new cherry blossom trees to Washington at the historic Tidal Basin on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2024
Japan to donate 250 new cherry blossom trees to U.S.
Around 3,700 cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin were donated by Tokyo in 1912 as a symbol of the friendship between Japan and the United States.
U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell laughs during the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in San Francisco on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2024
Powell reiterates Fed doesn’t need to be in hurry to cut rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeated that the U.S. central bank will await more evidence that inflation is contained before cutting rates.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd during halftime of a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2023
Trump denied immunity against U.S. election subversion charges
In the ruling, a federal judge said the office of the president doesn’t come with a "lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.”
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei and his delegation arrive for meetings at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2023
Argentina's Javier Milei seeks foreign policy reset on U.S. trip
The president-elect is also aiming to lead his nation's economy out of crisis.
U Moe Zaw Oo, the deputy foreign minister of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a shadow government seeking recognition as the legitimate leadership of the country, at the group’s headquarters in Washington on July 17
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2023
Fighting to govern Myanmar, from a teeny office in Washington
The U.S. capital attracts political refugees from all over the world who hope proximity to power will draw attention to their national plights.
The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2023
A strike, a shutdown and student loans may cool spending for Fed
Some economists say the resumption of student loan repayments for tens of millions of borrowers may already be reshaping behavior.
Demonstrators for racial justice gather on the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2023
Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington
The original 1963 march where King spoke brought more than 250,000 people to the U.S. capital to push for an end to discrimination.
The remains of the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 12, 2001
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2023
U.S. plea proposal for 9/11 suspects splits victims' relatives
Some say a deal without trial means the whole truth might be lost — others say that every year the trial is delayed, there are fewer left to see justice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023
Washington recruits dogs and cats in war on rodents
There were nearly 13,400 calls to a city hotline for rat issues in 2022, up around 2,000 on the year before, according to local media reports. Now, some residents are fighting back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2023
Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia
The fighter jets prompted a sonic boom over the U.S. capital in an attempt to pursue with the errant Cessna Citation, causing consternation among people in the Washington area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
At Texas rally, a defiant Trump predicts he’ll survive probes
The rally in Waco, Texas, may be the former president’s last public appearance before he faces potential criminal charges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Trump predicts ‘death and destruction’ if he’s indicted
The former U.S. president has been making a torrent of posts on his social media platform criticizing state and federal prosecutors who are investigating him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 23, 2022
Jan. 6 panel releases report blasting Trump for assault on U.S. Capitol
Investigators for the panel interviewed more than a thousand witnesses and went over millions of pages of documents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2022
U.S. Justice Department names war crimes expert as special counsel for Trump probes
Jack Smith will serve as special counsel to oversee investigations into the former president's handling of sensitive documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2022
Trump summoned to testify to Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot panel
The committee said it had sent a subpoena to Trump requiring documents to be submitted to the panel by Nov. 4 and for him to appear for deposition testimony beginning on or about Nov. 14.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2022
How Trump deflected demands for documents, enmeshing aides
The former president exhibited a pattern of dissembling about the material he took from the White House, creating legal risk not just for himself but also some of his lawyers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
Once hated by the left, FBI is now U.S. conservatives' evil demon
FBI agents are used to criticism, but never in the agency's history have they faced anything like the attacks from conservatives after the raid on former President Donald Trump's home.

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