D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday she will fully fund key early learning and care programs in next year's budget, ...

War has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War ...

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As the National Park Service is celebrates National Park Week, a number of other major events are right around the corner in Washington, D.C.

Why have they closed the Washington Monument? Because they can.” Closing the landmark to visitors has long been a favorite strategy for park officials to pressure Congress into providing more money.

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage ...

All federal and state flags will be flown at half-staff this week in honor of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

Organizers say the demonstrations are expected in cities across the U.S., focused on different issues and with “day of action ...

The monthlong National Cherry Blossom Festival draws more than 1.5 million visitors to Washington, D.C., each year to see the spring spectacle of more than 3,000 pale pink and white cherry blossom ...

The crowd around the Washington Monument continued to build throughout the day under gloomy skies and light rain. Some ...

The former president was taking a morning walk just as two young siblings posed with the Washington Monument and cherry blossoms serving as a perfect backdrop. By Adeel Hassan The preschooler ...