Honoring Our Veterans at the National Memorial Day Parade (photos)
• May 29, 2018

The National Memorial Day Parade down Constitution Avenue NW, now entering its 14th year, is the nation’s largest single event on the holiday.

Soldiers Place 234,000 Flags at Arlington Cemetery for Memorial Day (photos)
• May 25, 2018

In a tradition known as “Flags In,” roughly 1000 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) placed 234,000 American flags at the final resting place of service […]

Remembering WWI on Memorial Day
• May 24, 2018

Dubbed the Great War or — hopefully but naively — the “War to End All Wars,” World War I changed America, as it had everything and everybody else.

Weekend Round Up May 24, 2018
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Memorial Day weekend observances include the annual concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn on Sunday and the Arlington National Cemetery wreath-laying, followed by the Memorial Day parade down Constitution Avenue, on Monday.

Saluting Fallen Officers During Police Week (photos)
• May 16, 2018

Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

Haspel’s Confirmation Hearing Is Contentious (photos)
• May 10, 2018

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) said he expected the committee to vote on Gina Haspel’s nomination for CIA director sometime next week.

Fashion Funds Alzheimer’s Research
• May 2, 2018

The eighth annual Great Ladies Luncheon & Fashion Show, held at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., on April 18, raised more than $650,000 to support the innovative research of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.

A Big Day on Capitol Hill
• April 26, 2018

National security was the link between Wednesday’s two mega-events on Capitol Hill: one in the House chamber and the other in and around the Supreme Court.

‘Sonic Blossom’ at Portrait Gallery (photos and video)
• April 25, 2018

The participatory artwork by Lee Mingwei, the ninth performance of the museum’s “Identify: Performance Art” series, will take place through April 29, from noon to 4 p.m.

Folger Celebrates Shakespeare’s Birthday with Open House (photos)
• April 23, 2018

William Shakespeare is arguably the worlds most famous playwright, and deserves to have his birthday celebrated accordingly. Hundreds came to celebrate the 454th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth at the […]