Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.

Between the 50 pianos and the instruments in the orchestra, the total number of strings the audience hears is closer to 11,400, the New York Times reports. Haas tells the Times that he wants the ...

Few signs of progress toward an agreement to reopen the government have emerged as both parties work to lay blame on their political opposition.

As the US government shutdown takes effect, here's what visitors need to know, from airport queues to national parks and museums.

The Washington Wizards announced to season ticket holders yesterday that the 2025-26 Meet the Team Party was postponed due to the U.S. federal government shutdown. The party was initially scheduled to ...

Chastity Bowick is the new incoming executive director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute. Current executive director Elle Moxley is stepping down after six years.. She founded the organization in ...

Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney overseeing the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, once warned that the Department of Justice risked becoming a tool for political revenge. Today, ...

Learn how to survive in a pool of leeches.

In an interview, Tristram Hunt, the Victoria and Albert Museum’s director, talks about funding challenges, repatriating objects and making the institution less fusty.

Democrats in the Senate held firm Wednesday to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to provide.

The government shutdown is forcing furloughs and halting some federal services, but Washington’s outdoor monuments, museums and National Mall attractions remain open.