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Trump blasts Federal Reserve after first interest rate hike in over three years
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates for the first time in more...
Kennedy Center faces uncertain future after board votes to close it
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., was abruptly closed on Tuesday amid an ongoing legal fight involving President Trump's efforts to have his name on the building and exert control over the institution.
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Published September 16House passes bipartisan GUARD Act co-led by Gottheimer to combat financial scams targeting seniors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday aimed at helping law enforcement investigate financial fraud and scams targeting older Americans. The Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees …
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Published September 15Families of the 67 who died in the DC midair collision want reforms to prevent the next tragedy
The loved ones of the 67 people who died last year when an airliner and Army helicopter collided over Washington,
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Published September 15Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share a stage to promote curbs on AI
The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.
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Published September 14Kennedy Center board says venue could close soon due to financial woes
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington Post arts and government reporter Jonathan Edwards about internal documents showing the Kennedy Center could close as soon as Tuesday.
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Published September 11Morning Edition hosts recount their experience covering 9/11 in D.C. and New York
Morning Edition hosts Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin both reported from the Sept. 11 terror attack sites. Steve recalls reporting outside the Pentagon and Michel recounts her time in lower Manhattan.
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Published September 09Trump honors Nyack 9/11 hero Welles Crowther with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held a White House ceremony Tuesday honoring 9/11 first responders and officials and posthumously presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the family of Welles Remy Crowther, the Upper Nyack native known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.”…
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Published September 09National Guard member arrested after drawing gun on fellow soldier in D.C.
A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.
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Published September 09National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member
A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.
How Washington Transformed the National Mall for the Great American State Fair
Nearly two months after the Great American State Fair, photographs from June 28 offer a look at how Washington transformed the National Mall for America’s 250th anniversary celebration.
From Los Angeles to Washington: My America 250 journey
A nighttime departure from Los Angeles began my personal America 250 journey across the country, through Houston and into Washington, D.C., where my family’s connection to the nation’s founding gave the arrival special meaning.