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In closing Mall, officials try to strike a balance between the First Amendment and securing Biden’s inauguration

While the District is on guard against extremists who threaten to disrupt Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, a D.C. police commander has asked residents to look for any suspicious gatherings in their neighborhoods.

“Eerie.” “Post-apocalyptic.” “Surreal.” That’s how locals described life in a barricaded and boarded-up D.C. five days before an inauguration that has prompted an unprecedented security response, and ten days after a deadly insurrection at…

The commanding general of the D.C. National Guard on Saturday defended his force’s response to the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol and asserted that his relationship with city officials remains solid.

At 2:12 p.m. on Jan. 6, supporters of President Trump began climbing through a window they had smashed on the northwest side of the U.S. Capitol. “Go! Go! Go!” someone shouted as the rioters, some in military gear, streamed in.

They passed the armed National Guard members blocking vehicle traffic at K Street NE and continued down First Street NE, officially stepping into the red zone.

Tensions are palpable in D.C. as the city prepares for a very different kind of Inauguration Day. President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in on Wednesday will occur in the shadow of a surging health crisis and threats of extremist violence,…

D.C. residents trying to sign up for coronavirus vaccination appointments Saturday instead ran into hours of technical difficulties.

Howard University will not hang congratulatory banners or send students to the U.S. Capitol to watch alumna Kamala D. Harris be sworn in as vice president on Wednesday. Instead, it will beef up campus security.

Jeanne Marcus tried to stay positive Tuesday night. The 68-year-old D.C. resident’s appointment to get the coronavirus vaccine was for 4:45 p.m., and an hour and a half later, she was still waiting in line outside the Model Cities Senior…

A proposal to bring a high-speed maglev train system to the Washington region, which proponents say is key to addressing congestion along the Interstate 95 corridor, has reached a critical milestone.

DC Health will open an additional 4,309 coronavirus vaccine appointments to residents in Wards 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8 on Saturday, according to a press release from the agency.

The Mall will be shuttered to the public for nearly a week, federal officials announced Friday, the latest in a series of unprecedented security measures that will all but prevent most people from viewing the inauguration in person on…

The Washington region typically throws open its doors for a presidential inauguration with VIP packages, special menus, lavish balls and see-and-be-seen parties.

Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which “Congress itself” could be the target of angry supporters of President Trump on Jan.…

In an unprecedented move, the Mall and much of the surrounding area is closed to the public days ahead of next week’s presidential inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of spectators typically watch the ceremonies, but this year, the Secret…

Concrete jersey barriers block many of the cross streets along K Street NW, police officers are screening people coming into downtown, and Metro has closed some of its busiest transfer stations within the security perimeter this weekend.

Viral clips of D.C. Police holding back a rabid hoard of white supremacists in the west facing tunnel on the lower level of the United State Capitol last week are horrific.

The National Mall is closed to the public through Jan. 21, the National Park Service announced Friday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials provided more details of the “unprecedented” security for next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.