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A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Sqaure.

Demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay Wednesday got face-to-face with police outside the 7th District station Saturday night.

Mourners have braved coronavirus fears and brutal heat to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis outside the U.S. Capitol

Washington, D.C., will say its final goodbyes this week to Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who was known as the “conscience of Congress” and served there for more than 30 years.

Washington’s NFL team will get rid of its name, which is considered a racial slur, on Monday, according to multiple reports.

Amazon will stop selling Washington NFL merchandise after the football team said it would undergo a review of its name, which is considered a racial slur. The Seattle-based online shopping giant informed sellers Wednesday morning that it would be pulling Washington’s merchandise from its online marketplace. Other major retailers, including Walmart, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods, have also stopped...

Federal authorities have charged four men in connection with a failed effort last week to pull down the statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House.

Protesters tried to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House Monday night but were met with officers in riot gear who used pepper spray against them.  Demonstrators were able to scale the bronze statue in Lafayette Square and wrap ropes around it, chanting “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Andrew Jackson’s got to go.” ...

Protesters returned to the streets around the country on Saturday, in some cases defying official curfews, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

President Donald Trump says he isn’t concerned that the coronavirus is getting closer to the nation’s capital and the White House.

Historians are hopeful that one of the four human skeletons recently found in the basement a Georgetown home could belong to one of the most famous slaves in the history of Washington, D.C.

At a whopping 28 pounds, Wilford tips the scales. News4s’ Aimee Cho spoke to his foster parents about the cat’s weight loss journey and the search for his forever home.

Jane Fonda was arrested for the second time this month on Friday.  Fonda was trying to bring attention to the “Green New Deal” and raise awareness about climate change.

Rat-infested piles of rotting garbage left uncollected by the city of Los Angeles, even after promises to clean it up, are fueling concerns about a new epidemic after last year’s record number of flea-borne typhus cases.

Another few days without snow in Boston. If you look at the Megalopolis region, Boston has seen the least amount of snow. New York City (Central Park) is at the top spot of 6.4”, followed by Providence at 6.3” (that fell in November) and Philadelphia rounds out the top three at 3.9”.

Saturday Night: Clear. Cold. Lows around 10. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Monday: A few flurries, otherwise mainly sunny. Highs in the low 30s.

The TSA is implementing new scanners for carry-on bags that utilizes 3D images of contents to help TSA agents identify packed items. The scanners will allow passengers to keep electronics and liquids inside their carry-on bags while they’re being scanned. The TSA plans to install up to 40 of the new scanners in airports around the country before the end…

A deer with the grace of an Olympic hurdler trotted through a D.C. Metro station Tuesday morning, startling commuters as they waited for their morning trains.

Hundreds of people gathered in Washington D.C. Sunday to flex their muscles, breaking the world record for “most people performing a bodybuilding pose simultaneously.”