A small fire under a highway a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol prompted a lockdown on Monday. A rehearsal for the inauguration was paused, and participants evacuated. The Capitol Police said the shutdown was done out of an abundance of caution.⁠
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The U.S. Secret Service said after that the fire had been extinguished and there was "no threat to the public."

Seattle police closed Alki Beach on Saturday night and arrested two people after TikTok videos announcing a party at the beach went viral.

On Monday, President Biden, Vice President Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participated in a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

When this 17-year-old saw a bear in her backyard, she immediately ran to protect her dogs.

Dr. Fauci speaks about President Biden’s goal of administering at least one shot to 70 percent of adults by July 4, states lifting mask mandates and more.

Vice President Kamala Harris discourages would-be migrants in Guatemala

Kamala Harris became the first vice president to march in a Pride parade on Saturday. She made an impassioned speech advocating for transgender rights and protections for the LGBTQ community.

President Biden said on Sunday that Queen Elizabeth reminds him of his mother. ⁠
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He and the First Lady spent an hour with Britain’s monarch at Windsor Castle after the end of the G7 Summit, before leaving England for the Brussels. ⁠

Vice Pres. Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff made a surprise appearance at this weekend’s Capitol Pride Walk and Rally in Washington, D.C.

"I’m always ready," Pres. Biden says after being asked if he is ready for his meeting tomorrow with Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin.

Near the end of his news conference, Biden turned testy when CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked him why he was confident Putin would change his behavior.

“I’m not confident,” Biden said, turning and walking back toward her. “I said what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacts to them and it diminishes their standing in the world. I’m not confident of anything. I’m just stating the facts.”

When Collins then pressed Biden on how the meeting could be considered constructive after Putin, at his own dueling news conference, denied any Russian involvement in cyberattacks, downplayed human rights abuses, and even refused to say Navalny’s name, Biden again flashed anger.

Later, on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One, Biden offered an apology for snapping at the reporter, saying, “I owe my last questioner an apology. I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave."

Scientists in Seattle found a dead murder hornet making it the first to be discovered in the U.S. in 2021. The large insects are not particularly aggressive toward people, but they pose a threat to honeybees and native hornet species. Subscribe to Washington D.C. News

Evacuations in Washington County have been ordered Friday after a new fire is threatening homes in Enterprise. Subscribe to Washington D.C. News

President Joe Biden ended his trip to Michigan with a trip to a local ice cream spot. He ordered vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips in a waffle cone –– and made sure to get two scoops.

A man has been arrested after allegedly crashing his car just outside the Washington Monument, missing several people who were walking around the landmark Saturday night, police said.

New York City's Statue of Liberty now has a little “little sister” in front of the French ambassador’s home in Washington, DC. The nine-foot-tall version is an exact replica of the original but is one-sixteenth the size. It was shipped to the US from France as a symbolic gesture.

Gov. Jay Inslee declared on Wednesday that Washington has entered a drought emergency. A drought emergency means that the state's water supply is projected to be below 75% of average. The shortage of water has had a direct impact on the state's farmers and wildlife.

In the last month, devastating, extreme weather has hit across the world. From flash floods in Belgium to deadly temperatures in the US, from wildfires in Siberia to landslides in India, it has been an unprecedented period of chaotic weather.

Climate scientists have long predicted that human-caused climate disruption would lead to more flooding, heatwaves, droughts, storms and other forms of extreme weather, but even they have been shocked by the scale of these scenes

"That was true at the time": Biden pushes back on reporter who says he suggested people who got vaccinated could stop masking "forever." He says the Delta variant and the number of unvaccinated people lead to the recent changes in masking guidance.

BREAKING: The attacks in Kabul killed at least 12 U.S. service members and injured 15, in addition to an unspecified number of Afghan civilians, Pentagon confirms