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Christine Bayly, right, and Jason Brown, left, take a photo as they eat lunch on the National Mall with the Washington Monument, Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel, and a replica of the triumphal arch, behind them during the Great American State Fair, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Great American State Fair kicks off in Washington in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary

June 27, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

The fair is run by a group created by President Donald Trump, and visitors can find a 110-foot Ferris wheel, along with farm animals and state-themed exhibits.

This combination of images shows Black Lives Matter plaza on 16th Street, NW, near the White House on March 10, 2025, top, as work was beginning to remove signage and markings, and on April 1, 2025, after the work was completed. (AP Photo)

Touring Trump’s Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation’s capital

June 26, 2026 at 8:58 a.m.

The United States is celebrating its 250th year. And what better way to mark that anniversary than with an American summer staple — a trip to the nation’s capital.

FILE – Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

As America 250 approaches, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, AP-NORC poll finds

June 8, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds.

President Donald Trump, left, and Kevin Warsh arrive at a swearing-in ceremony for Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks

May 26, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media.

FILE – President Lyndon B. Johnson holds the signed document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as he chats with Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., in the President’s Room in Washington, Aug. 6, 1965. Signatures that appear on the document are Johnson, left bottom; House Speaker John McCormack, upper, standing at right; and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, lower, standing second from left. Standing at far left is Sen. Mike Mansfield. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

April 30, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court knocked out a major pillar of the Voting Rights Act that had protected against racial discrimination in voting and representation.

Members of the Florida National Guard pass by tourists on a sidewalk Friday April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

April 20, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This year was no different, except some strolling the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the...

Metropolitan Police Department diver Robert Varga poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near Washington DC

January 29, 2026 at 6:47 p.m.

Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic

January 27, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

NTSB members were troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an...

FILE – Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conduct a traffic stop and detain people, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

4 months in, activists say President Donald Trump’s operation in DC increasingly targets immigrants

December 19, 2025 at 7:43 a.m.

One-third of all arrests made during a law enforcement operation in Washington, D.C., were immigration-related, according to official figures reviewed by the AP.

FILE – Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)

Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly over the ‘illegal orders’ video

November 29, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

The Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy “illegal orders” has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts.

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