FedEx Joins Push for Washington Redskins to Be Renamed
For more than two decades, FedEx’s name and corporate identity have been intertwined with one of the National Football League’s legacy franchises: the Washington Redskins....
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Activists Push for Removal of Statue of Freed Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln
As communities across the country reconsider statues and monuments of historical figures, protesters in Washington, D.C., are increasing calls to remove the Emancipation Memorial, a...
Inside William Barr’s Effort to Undermine N.Y. Prosecutors
Shortly after he became attorney general last year, William P. Barr set out to challenge a signature criminal case that touched President Trump’s inner circle...
One Big Difference About George Floyd Protests: Many White Faces
As crowds have surged through American cities to protest the killing of George Floyd, one of the striking differences from years past has been the...
Washington, D.C., Deserves Statehood
One of my earliest memories is of walking along a burned-out 14th Street in my hometown Washington, D.C., in 1968, holding one parent’s hand as...
View Pictures of the George Floyd Protests Nationwide
A memorial was underway for George Floyd in Raeford, N.C., on Saturday, as demonstrations in his memory and against police brutality were held nationwide. Hundreds...
Bonfire of Trump’s Vanity
WASHINGTON — My mom always spelled out I Street as Eye Street when she addressed mail there, so it wouldn’t be confusing. Last Saturday night,...
Pentagon Ordered National Guard Helicopters’ Aggressive Response in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials ordered National Guard helicopters to use what they called “persistent presence” to disperse protests in the capital this week, according...
D.C.’s Mayor Fights for Control of Her City at Trump’s Front Door
WASHINGTON — After federal law enforcement agents and military troops lined up for days against protesters outside the White House, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of...
Security Concerns Give the White House a Fortified New Look
WASHINGTON — President Trump was furious when news got out last weekend that as protesters gathered outside the White House he had been rushed to...