The Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.

It amps up frustration and wrecks trust.

A tour into the new landscape of podcast-comedians—where even antisemitism jokes kill.

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The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.

The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.

After 9/11, he used his role as President George W. Bush’s chief strategist to approve the use of torture and steer U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Security concerns once limited to presidential campaigns are now sadly evident in governor’s races.

Republican Earle-Sears’s campaign sees votes in transgender issues. But have voters moved on?

Lawmakers are foisting policies on the capital that would not be allowed in their home states.

Bowser’s appeasement won’t save D.C. home rule.

There is a reason historians insist on the singular nature of the Shoah.

In Southeast Washington, residents see no sign of Trump’s federal forces.

The president seems not to have thought through his plan to end crime in the capital.

A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”

If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.

If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.

City politicians and the team are promising growth on a scale that football stadiums don’t generate.

A placard referring to Trump’s two impeachments was removed in July, after the Smithsonian agreed to perform a “content review”

A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Public schools are a balancing act — which is why Montgomery County should listen to its parents.

When the president runs into trouble, he revs up the outrage machine and spits out distractions.

The corruption charges against him require that the D.C. Council expel him a second time — now.

George Mason University makes no sense as a target for the Trump administration.

White beat opponents ANC Chair Salim Adofo, attorney Mike Austin and public servant Sheila Bunn for the seat.

James Ryan’s resignation spurs questions of what a post-DEI college should look like.

Expelled by the council and under federal indictment, White has a good chance to reclaim his seat.

The Gilded Age robber barons built D.C.’s great mansions for all to admire. Today’s billionaires prefer to hide their spreads.

Courtrooms in suburban Maryland and beyond are helping asylum seekers find a path to refuge.

The Gilded Age robber barons built D.C.’s great mansions for all to admire. Today’s billionaires prefer to hide their spreads.

The president’s D.C. parade is an ego trip, 79th birthday party and boyhood fantasy rolled into one.

After mourning two Israeli Embassy employees, Capital Jewish Museum pushes ahead with its mission.

After mourning the two murdered Israeli Embassy employees, the museum pushes ahead with its mission.

Sales for ticket packages are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center’s challenges following President Donald Trump’s takeover.

Unlike baseball parks and downtown arenas, football stadiums sit empty almost every night.

Unlike baseball parks and downtown arenas, football stadiums sit empty almost every night.

Gerry Connolly, who advocated for federal workers, always believed government could do big things.

D.C.’s pay system for restaurant staff confuses diners, workers and owners alike. What’s a diner to do?

For performers from the other side of D.C., the venue was a mecca. Now they’re being cast aside.

The Trump administration is not the first to try to make Voice of America its propaganda arm.

A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...

President Donald Trump said he will withdraw his nomination of D.C. U.S. attorney pick Ed Martin on May 8.

Another administration is trying to make Voice of America its propaganda arm.