Tag: Washington D.C.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures after speaking at a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Washington Secrets

Rubio schools White House press corps, then faces harsh reality of Iran messaging

Rob Crilly · May 6, 2026 11:45 am

President Donald Trump voiced some displeasure with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Tuesday at the White House over his failures to act on the president's calls to amend Senate legislative rules. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Experts miss Trump’s enduring presence in American politics in Indiana races

Salena Zito · May 6, 2026 11:33 am

An airplane passes by as Guido Reichstadter protests atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for the fifth day, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Frederick Douglass bridge protester climbs down after five days in the sky

David Zimmermann · May 6, 2026 10:52 am

Vance/Rubio/Trump (AP Photos)

Vance sells Iran war to the heartland as Rubio charms Washington

Christian Datoc, Mabinty Quarshie · May 6, 2026 7:00 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Hegseth strengthens his hand as he outruns the ‘on his way out hype’

Mike Brest · May 6, 2026 5:00 am

Rep. James Comer (R-KY).

Comer demands records after DC police leaders sidelined amid alleged crime data manipulation

Kaelan Deese · May 5, 2026 8:20 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Rubio slams UN inaction over Iran mining Strait of Hormuz

Mabinty Quarshie · May 5, 2026 5:13 pm

Republican Kentucky candidates for U.S. Senate Daniel Cameron and Andy Barr shake hands during the Kenton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Covington, Ky

Daniel Cameron threads needle in Kentucky Senate primary after Trump backs GOP rival

Ramsey Touchberry · May 5, 2026 4:40 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed Tuesday that Project Freedom, President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is a defensive operation, undermining the administration's position that recent attacks on Iranian swift boats do not constitute a new conflict with Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rubio: Project Freedom is a ‘defensive operation’

Christian Datoc · May 5, 2026 4:22 pm

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, and District of Columbia Councilmember Brooke Pinto chat after an event announcing the start of work on a new Capital One Arena Gallery Place Atrium, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Washington.

Brooke Pinto ends DC emergency curfew extension bill push after failing to swing votes

Brady Knox · May 5, 2026 4:13 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting between the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon

Marco Rubio as DJ gives ‘good Cuban uncle energy’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Kiara Moore · May 5, 2026 3:21 pm

FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center.

Fulton County fights DOJ bid for 2020 election workers’ personal data

Kaelan Deese · May 5, 2026 2:08 pm