National Guard troops had already been activated and deployed to checkpoints around the city that day, before the violence began. When the rioting started, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser requested more Guard help, on behalf of the Capitol Police. That request was made to Army Secretary Ryan McCa...
“It was also very sad driving through Washington, D.C., and seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and the graffiti,” he said on the tarmac of Reagan National Airport in Virginia, just a few miles away. “This is not the place that I le...
The Trump team's move comes about a month after theformer president's lawyers sought to delayanother federal trial beyond the upcoming presidential election. In that case — in the Southern District of Florida — the special counsel accused Trump of illegally retaining national defense information a...
A November 19, 2020 photo shows attorney Jenna Ellis speaking during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Jenna Ellis, one of the 19 people named in the Georgia indictment, responded to her criminal cha...
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said Trump put U.S. national security in "grave danger" by pursuing "yet another lawless personal agenda," in a statement Thursday. WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: House Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks to reporters after attending...
That reckoning comes courtesy of Playbook’s own Rachael Bade and Washington Post national security reporter Karoun Demirjian, who on Oct. 18 will publish “Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress's Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump.” It’s an unsparing look at the characters, the calcul...
The Trump administration and Congress owe the District of Columbia over $7 million in expenses from the president’s 2017 inauguration ceremony, according to federal and city financial records reviewed by The Washington Post. The city has dipped into a special fund that pays for annual s...
"I pray for our national unity," the investor and former biopharmaceutical executive said. — Rohan Goswami Thu, Mar 30 20237:43 PM EDT Here's what happens next after Trump's indictment Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his first campaign rally after announcing his candidacy fo...
Members of the National Guard walk outside the United States Capitol on Thursday January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., praised police and National Guard troops who have been deployed to protect government buildings ...
WASHINGTON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- More than 270 U.S. national, state and local business groups on Tuesday voiced support for legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before imposing tariffs on the grounds of national security. ...