Sen. Ted Cruz questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 02, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- From calling it "the worst foreign policy blunder in decades" to calling President Donald...Read more

Vice President J.D. Vance takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance on Thursday directly contradicted what is in the memorandum of understanding...Read more

(WASHINGTON) -- Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., held earlier this week, according to a projection from the Associated Press on Thursday.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.Read more

Students walk through the halls between classes at Rippowam Middle School on September 14, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Nayleen Escalante-Villatoro, a sixth grader at Brookland Middle School in Washington, D.C., has struggled significantly with attending school.She said whenever there are family problems that force her mother...Read more

The names of enslaved people who lived in the President's House are carved into a monument in Independence National Park on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration revealed the list of materials that the National Park Service removed from parks across the country...Read more

Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Ali Hemani, a Texas man charged with unlawful possession of a gun since he admitted that he regularly smoked marijuana.The court said the law...Read more

Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), during the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said that Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton to be the next Director...Read more

Algae can be seen in the water of the Reflecting Pool with the Washington Monument in the distance on June 16, 2006. (Elise Spenner/ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- The National Park Service continued a push Tuesday to eradicate algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as tourists and locals gathered to view...Read more

An exterior view of the Department of Education building on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education is expected to announce a major step in the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency -- moving special education services and civil rights responsibilities to...Read more

An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026, in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled as the countries have rejected each other's proposals to end the war...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating him as...Read more

Former President Barack Obama speaks with "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts in an interview at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on June 13, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- Former President Barack Obama is sharing his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, saying recently that he is...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Immediately after celebrating his 80th birthday with Sunday’s UFC fight on the White House South Lawn, President Donald Trump...Read more

Construction workers build scaffolding near the sign for the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on June 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Friday denied the Department of Justice's request to lift an order requiring the...Read more

United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge of the Washington, DC Field Office Tara McLeese speaks with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas at D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Headquarters in Washington, DC. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- As UFC fans descend on Washington, D.C., for Freedom 250 on Sunday and...Read more