Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.” Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event’s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows, set underneath grand columns resembling a federal…
Of the many jokes cracked by King Charles during his visit to Washington, the one recalling the definitive 18th-century Anglo-French contest for dominion over the New World was the most pointed. Speaking at a state banquet in the White House, Charles turned to Donald Trump and said: “You recently commented, Mr President, that if it…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed two auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Washington and accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington. He has named as auxiliaries Father Gary R. Studniewski, who is pastor of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, and Father Robert P. Boxie III, who…
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington May 1 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. An installation date for Menjivar-Ayala as the 10th…
Five students and a security guard were injured in a stabbing on Thursday afternoon at a high school in Tacoma, Wash., in what the authorities said arose from an “altercation.” The authorities responded just after 1:30 p.m. to a report of an “active assault” at Foss High School, the Tacoma Fire Department said in a…
CCTV footage has been released of the moment gunshots were fired during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for DC, says the footage was released to the public to prove ‘there is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire.’ Earlier on Thursday while answering questions from reporters, President…
To the Editor: Re “Confusion and Fright Among Guests” (front page, April 27): We saw another tragic example of political violence at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Oh my God, somehow we need to turn this around. Political differences cannot and should not be resolved by violent assault and killing. Liberals, moderates and conservatives may…
During the 60 Minutes interview on Sunday, Trump grew frustrated with journalist Norah O’Donnell after she asked about the reported contents of the alleged writings, which include a reference to a “pedophile, rapist, and traitor” without mentioning any individual by name. He called O’Donnell a “disgrace” for asking him about the excerpts, adding that “you…
A man armed with knives, a shotgun and a handgun was barreling through security at a full sprint, heading toward the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. At that moment on Saturday night, President Trump and many of America’s top government officials and journalists were one floor down, crammed into the ballroom for a black-tie dinner….
Forty-five years ago, John Hinckley Jr attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton hotel in Washington, injuring the US president and three others. Obsessed with the actor Jodie Foster, and seeking to gain her attention, the shooter had initially pursued Reagan’s Democratic predecessor, Jimmy Carter. On Saturday night, the hotel again rang…
