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Topic: Washington D.C

A tarp and scaffolding covers the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 30, 2026. (Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's new Kennedy Center threat

Heather Digby Parton
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has drawn Trump's ire after failed prosecutions related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning

Sophia Tesfaye
A sign of support for President Donald Trump in East Palestine, Ohio, in August 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

DC snobbery keeps helping MAGA

Heather Digby Parton
Members of the white supremesist group Patriot Front asceneded on D.C. to march and carry various flags to show a force compelled to "reclaim America". (Finn Gomez / Getty Images)

White nationalist group marches in DC

CK Smith
People wait in line for exhibits at the Great American State Fair, a part of Freedom250's events. Many guests were hampered by extreme heat and few places of cool rest. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

Happy fractured birthday, America!

CK Smith
Despite the renovation finishing earlier this month, the Reflecting Pool is already showing some major issues — green algae bloom require chemical treatments and vaccumming, and now the paint from the bottom is peeling. The administration spent $14 million on this renovation project. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Reflecting Pool is now green and peeling

CK Smith
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to the site of his proposed White House ballroom (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House ballroom symbolizes failure

Amanda Marcotte
President Donald Trump holds a model of his proposed triumphal arch (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The dark purpose of Trump’s DC makeover

Jason Kyle Howard
President Donald Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump is arranging his own memorials

Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump is creating a Washington that's becoming unrecognizable (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's Washington is unrecognizable

Brian Karem
President Donald Trump said on February 1, 2026, that he plans to close the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for the facility to undergo construction. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Kennedy Center teaches MAGA a lesson

Amanda Marcotte
Construction on Trump's enormous ballroom began this week. Not everyone was pleased about it. Even on Fox News. (Salwan Georges / The Washington Post / Getty Images)

The White House ballroom ain't happening

Amanda Marcotte
Sen. Cory Booker (R) and Alexis Lewis wed in 2 private ceremonies this week in Newark and D.C., surrounded by close family. (Bobby Bank / Getty Images)

Sen. Booker weds in 2 private ceremonies

CK Smith
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's "Animal House" is floundering

Brian Karem
Two National Guardsmen were shot by an Afghan evacuee. The soldiers are still in critical condition, but the security in D.C. and for other potential evacuees from areas of conflict are now being reassessed. The motive for this attack remains unclear. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

National Guards shot near White House

CK Smith
Americans turned out for another "No Kings" protest across the nation. In the middle of a shutdown, their cries for love and justice ring clearer than ever. (TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP / Getty Images)

No Kings activists take the streets

CK Smith
Federal immigration agents (ICE handout via Getty Images)

D.C. childcare workers hide from ICE

Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th
Protests and state leaders push back on the federal deployment of troops into Chicago. Trump touts his dramatic move with an AI-generated online post. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Trump dramatically threatens Chicago

CK Smith
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, flanked by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, speaks at a press conference on Aug. 15, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

DC needs someone to fight the House GOP

Jason Kyle Howard
Members of the National Guard patrol Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Dems' tougher tone on DC: It's racism

Tatyana Tandanpolie
A National Guard soldier holds an M4 carbine while on patrol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

As democracy fails, look for the helpers

Chauncey DeVega
.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro delivers remarks with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Fox News star flounders in serving Trump

Sophia Tesfaye
Armed members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Troops in the streets: A short history

Andrew O'Hehir
Federal agents on an armored vehicle, Los Angeles, July 7, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump's theater of cruelty

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com
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