Even if you're only in town for a short trip, visiting the Washington Monument and the White House – two marble symbols of the U.S. – is a must for any first-time D.C. visitor. Standing just ...

A view of the U.S. Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument at dawn on the Inauguration Day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, D.C. Brendan McDermid/Pool/Reuters ...

Political leaders and advocates energized the crowd at the National Mall, buoyed by Donald Trump's return to the White House.

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Organizers said commemorations will look to strike the balance between celebrating the nation’s founding ideals while recognizing historic events that kept many Americans from having access to those very freedoms.

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“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in the senate. I know a guy whose gonna sign it named Donald John Trump,” Lewandowski added to a smirking Johnson.

It will project the team's "Raise Hail" slogan as well if Washington's team wins Sunday's NFC Championship game. It lighted its spires burgundy on Friday night.

The president said Democrats were "all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my Inauguration."

Rally organizers estimated a crowd of up to 150,000 would turn out and send a message to Trump, who is a complicated figure for the antiabortion movement.