By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press

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DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the nation's capital cleans up from the culmination of World Pride this past weekend, focus now shifts to a very different massive event -- Saturday's military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

DC mayor seeks business-friendly policies to spark growth amid loss of up to 40,000 federal jobs

DC mayor seeks business-friendly policies to spark growth amid loss of up to 40,000 federal jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the nation's capital facing a pair of overlapping budget crises, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled a budget proposal that bets heavily on business-friendly policies designed to boost investment and move the city away from dependence on a dwindling number of federal jobs.

Black Lives Matter Plaza's end  -  like its beginning  -  is a barometer of the times

Black Lives Matter Plaza's end - like its beginning - is a barometer of the times

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It started as an ordinary D.C. intersection -- a tourist destination with a modest white church on the corner, notable largely for an unobstructed view of the White House across Lafayette Park. Then, in the pandemic summer of 2020, it transformed.