Washington DC - Page 70

March 11, 2025

Bill Maher rips left's 'exclusionary attitude' as 'Hamilton' cancels shows at Trump-backed Kennedy Center

HBO's Bill Maher took a swipe at the left's "exclusionary attitude" while discussing the decision by "Hamilton" producers to cancel shows at the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center.

March 11, 2025

GOP spending bill would force DC to cut $1B from city government, officials say

D.C. officials are objecting to a continuing resolution backed by President Donald Trump, saying the current draft, if passed, could have "devastating" impacts on the nation's capital.

March 10, 2025

DC to begin reconstructing Black Lives Matter Plaza

Crews from the District Department of Transportation will begin working on what is currently the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

March 8, 2025

Washington Post editorial board links DC mayor’s decision to remove BLM art to a ‘victory for the city’

The Washington Post editorial board said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to remove the "BLM Plaza" is good because it will placate President Trump's threats to the city's autonomy

March 6, 2025

'Hamilton' star put on notice by Trump's Kennedy Center president after anti-GOP 'publicity stunt'

Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell slammed Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda after "Hamilton" was pulled from a planned production at the center.

March 6, 2025

Trump says DC Mayor Bowser 'must clean up' homeless encampments in the capital

President Trump said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser must clean up the "unsightly" homeless encampments within the city or the federal government "will be forced to do it for her."

March 5, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested for alleged DUI after Trump's address to Congress

The chief of staff for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was arrested after allegedly driving while intoxicated on Tuesday, shortly after Trump's joint address to Congress.

March 5, 2025

DC Black Lives Matter Plaza to get new look, replace street mural as part of 'evolution'

Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza will soon have the iconic yellow letters painted over and be renamed, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.

March 4, 2025

Federal judge reverses Trump firing of federal employees' appeal board chairwoman

Cathy Harris, a Democrat who led the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) until she was fired by President Donald Trump last month has been ordered reinstated to her position by a federal judge.

March 3, 2025

Major blue state offers to hire federal workers fired by DOGE: 'Clueless cadre of career killers'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched an ad campaign this weekend offering to hire federal workers who were fired by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).