Yes, a display of outright antagonism would have been disrespectful and churlish, but their lack of pushback could also be taken as a vivid example of how impotent Democrats in Washington now are ...

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Every year Louisiana lawmakers, lobbyists and business executives meet in Washington, D.C., for a condensed and slightly more politically correct version of Mardi Gras, a tradition that has been ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top ...

Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama listen as President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in as the 47th President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A group of Proud Boys carrying pro-Trump and anti-Antifa signs marched on the streets in Washington as Donald Trump prepared for the swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. Images show a ...

Coming on the eve of a presidential inauguration, it seemed almost destined to become part of history, a wintry facet of Washington’s role as the national capital. In many places around the city ...

Watch again as Donald Trump hosted the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” at Washington on Sunday (19 January), the day before his presidential inauguration. President-elect Trump took a victory ...

The Potomac River in Washington is frozen. On Friday afternoon, divers on a D.C. police boat maneuvered through slabs of ice atop the water and recovered the second of two dead bodies—a pickup ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Washington to protest against Donald Trump's policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. Mr. Trump ...