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The National Association of Manufacturers on Wednesday condemned the rioting that took place in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and called on Vice President Mike Pence to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.

As pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, others supporting the president gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden’s win, leading to the evacuations of some statehouses and lawmakers.

Chef José Andrés helped feed first responders during the violent riots in Washington, D.C., after supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building.

Selena Gomez slammed social media platforms and their executives for facilitating the behavior which led to the Washington, D.C. riots on Wednesday (January 6, 2021).Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of inciting the protest at a rally earlier in the day and was slow in officially calling for the activists to leave the Capitol building, where politicians had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win over Trump in November’s (2020) general election.One female protestor was shot and killed

Tiffany Trump, 27, took to social media to wish her brother Eric Trump a happy 37th birthday. The Georgetown University graduate shared a multi-photo post of the pair over the years, including one of them embracing and smiling in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., blasted the Washington Post on Tuesday, accusing the newspaper of "printing outright lies" and falsely painting Antifa violence outside his home as a peaceful vigil. Hawley said late Monday that "Antifa scumbags" arrived at his Washington, D.C., home and threatened his wife and newborn daughter while he was in his home state of Missouri.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRichard Bates, the longtime head of government relations for Disney, died Dec. 31 at his home outside Washington, D.C.

A Washington, D.C., councilmember’s vehicle has been stolen amid a surge in car thefts in the nation's capital.   Mary Cheh says her idling Subaru Outback was swiped Thursday afternoon when she "stopped by my neighborhood bakery for that I thought would just be a moment."  "These things can happen in an instant, they are crimes of opportunity, so I urge everyone to stay alert and take precautions -- like double-checking that your car is locked, never leave it running, and using anti-theft

President Trump’s helicopter flew over a group of protesters gathered in Washington, Saturday to show their support for his election challenges.  The president had just departed the White House on Marine One en route to the Army-Navy football game in New York. He announced earlier Saturday he’d be making an appearance at the gathering.

A Washington, D.C., restaurant owner who protested in front of Congress Monday said she is saddened by "irresponsible" lawmakers who mandate strict coronavirus protocols while not providing relief to her beleaguered industry. "It makes me sad because I think that everyone knows that restaurants are the hub of entrepreneurship, they're the hub of small business, and they also employ obviously hundreds of millions of people," Centrolina D.C.

Also on this day: A group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrive at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Va., where they hold a service thanking God for their safe arrival.Gen.

Washington, D.C., police are on the hunt for a trio of suspects who allegedly stabbed and slashed at least four people, including the leader of the Proud Boys, during overnight unrest, according to officials, reports and a video shared on social media.

Will Thorne Staff WriterAs the presidential election heats up, ABC is working on a comedy series about a fictional bar in Washington, D.C. where congressional staffers, among others, go to cool off.The network has put into development a multi-cam comedy titled “Nate’s” which hails from 20th Television and  “A Black Lady Sketch Show” writer Akilah Green.“Nate’s” is a half-hour comedy that revolves around Nate’s, a black-owned, Washington, D.C.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC has put in development Nate’s, a half-hour multi-camera comedy about a beloved Washington, D.C. bar, from writer Akilah Green (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and 20th Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Green, the comedy revolves around Nate’s, a black-owned, Washington, D.C.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. The Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, who had been serving on the nation’s highest court since appointed by former President Bill Clinton, was 87.Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18 at her home in Washington.News of Ginsburg’s death comes after she was hospitalized at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, for a potential infection on July 14.  “She was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s «I Have a Dream» speech at the March on Washington, the families of Black Americans shot or killed by police officers spoke at the same site Friday, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIn the third season of The Handmaid’s Tale, one of production designer Elisabeth William’s challenges was to craft a dystopian version of Washington, D.C., for a nation overthrown by a totalitarian regime.Created by Bruce Miller, Hulu’s acclaimed drama centers on June (later known as Offred), a woman who is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship, who sees her family and every vestige of her former life stripped away.

Every player from the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals took a knee on Thursday night (July 23) ahead of Major League Baseball‘s season opener game in Washington, D.C.

Electronic Arts is making an update to its upcoming Madden NFL 21 game following the Washington, D.C. NFL team deciding earlier this week to change its name that has been denounced by Native American groups as an ethnic slur.

The Washington, D.C., NFL team on Monday said it will change its name after renewed cries over its highly-controversial brand. The team at at later date will reveal a new name and logo, but the name activists have pushed back against for decades is gone.

The Washington, D.C. NFL team on Friday morning said it would undergo a "thorough review" of the team name amid renewed outcry over its highly offensive brand.

Chris Isham, who has been the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for CBS News since July 2007, will step down from that role to become executive producer of the network's 2020 election coverage, according to a memo sent by CBS News president Susan Zirinsky to staff Wednesday. After the election, "Chris will be moving on to write his next chapter," Zirinsky writes.

Dozens of National Guard troops from South Carolina were seen checking out of their Washington, D.C., hotel shortly before President Donald Trump tweeted he was giving the order to withdraw guard forces from the nation’s capital. The troops sipped coffee from an adjacent Starbucks and smoked cigarettes Sunday morning as they awaited buses to take them to the airport for a flight home.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the city has renamed a street in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement.  Taking to social media on Friday, she shared footage of an intersection being renamed to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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A kitten is safe and sound, thanks to the help of an NHL star.

Thom Yorke has announced rescheduled dates for the North American leg of his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour. The new dates kick off September 28 in Washington, D.C., and extend through October. The tour was set to begin this past March but was canceled due to concerns around the spread of COVID-19.

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