Pennsylvania Avenue
Coverage of Pennsylvania Avenue in the Nexus archive.
- Touring Trump’s Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation’s capital
President Donald Trump has significantly altered Washington, D.C., through the deployment of armed National Guard troops and the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which led to the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and cuts to foreign aid funding. These changes reflect Trump's ongoing efforts to reshape the capital's infrastructure and federal operations.
- Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital
President Donald Trump has significantly altered Washington, D.C., through projects like the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which led to the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and an ongoing National Guard deployment since August 2025 under an emergency order. These changes include renaming buildings, construction projects, and armed military presence.
- Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital
President Donald Trump has significantly altered Washington, D.C., through military deployments and reorganization of federal agencies. The National Guard has been deployed indefinitely since August 2025 to combat crime, while the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has repurposed buildings, including the former USAID headquarters, leading to mass job cuts and a $60 billion reduction in foreign aid funding.
- Dupont Circle closed during Capital Pride parade and festival by National Park Service
The National Park Service closed Dupont Circle with heavy steel security fencing ahead of Capital Pride festivities, citing public health and safety and protection of park resources. The closure lasts until Sunday at 6 p.m., following similar actions last year amid isolated violence near the area.
- Government gets $80M for Trump’s former DC hotel — new owners now exploring $400M sale
The government received $80 million for Trump’s former DC hotel. New owners are exploring a $400 million sale of the Pennsylvania Avenue property.
- The show will go on: White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, originally canceled in April due to a shooting incident involving President Donald Trump, has been rescheduled for July 24. The event will feature enhanced security measures and take place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Trump confirmed his attendance and expressed support for the rescheduling as a demonstration of resilience.
- Use It or Lose It
The Newseum in Washington, D.C., removed its First Amendment facade in 2021 after financial closure, relocating the Tennessee pink marble to Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The site's history includes hotels linked to the first public singing of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and John Wilkes Booth's Lincoln assassination planning.
- DOJ filing invokes weekend White House shooting in ballroom case
The Department of Justice filed an overnight statement linking a weekend shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue to an alleged attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. The filing references the White House shooting as another such incident.