The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.

The fiasco of this week’s closure reveals the truth of President Trump’s motivations — and what the arts community stands to lose.

Once a far-out idea, space solar is attracting serious investment as a way to power data centers.

For the past eight years or so the National Air and Space Museum,1 the most popular Smithsonian site in DC, has been undergoing a major renovation. During that time the institution remained open to…

The new academic year began this week here in the overly-large school district. And for the first time in almost twenty years, students will no longer be allowed to bring their own devices to use i…

Budget and meeting documents obtained by The Post show ticket revenue and fundraising plummeted even as leaders publicly touted a financial turnaround.

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The agency said it expects to impose a ground stop at the D.C.-area airport for at least three hours Aug. 23. The move is already affecting dozens of flights.

While museums have not declared major risks, preservationists say they are concerned the race could affect nearby buildings holding priceless art and artifacts.

The fates of the U.S. economy and millions of retirement accounts are entangled with a giant bet on artificial intelligence by leading tech firms.

An executive order from President Donald Trump may be laughable, but it shouldn’t be laughed off.

Over the 23 years I’ve been ranting in this space, one of my regular targets has been the writings of Jay Mathews.

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

A White House report alleges radical bias at the American History museum. But the assembled evidence reveals a large and vibrant institution carrying out its mission.

Internal modeling shows the July 4th fireworks display will cause hazardous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy conditions across central D.C.”

Tonight my wife is in downtown DC – for the first of three very hot, humid nights – to do the annual PBS program, A Capitol Fourth.

Organizers plan to shoot off more than 850,000 fireworks during the 40-minute show.

Imposter scams were the most reported fraud category for a fifth straight year, with losses nearly tripling since 2020

Mark Zuckerberg directed a small team to build the app, internally called Arena, which would initially use a points system rather than real money

Earlier this month, we canceled the cable TV. And the landline phone.

Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has co-curated “American Aspirations” as the Smithsonian faces federal scrutiny. “This is not a rebuttal,” he says.

The former senior employee, who kept the gold in his Virginia home, also allegedly lied about his military and educational background.

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In addition to curiosity about the No Kings protests, some recent articles about research/surveys also had me thinking about social media.

I’ve been on a social media pause for more than seven months. Mostly.

The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...

Virginia Democrats exceeded their own expectations Tuesday. They don’t want to waste the moment, yet as they strategize how to use their power, they’re preaching restraint.

Longtime McLean resident and former vice president Dick Cheney has died, leaving behind a legacy largely defined by his advocacy for the U.S.'s invasion of Iraq and expansion of the surveillance state...

Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Newcomer Zohran Mamdani, age 34, has used social media and big progressive ideas to shoulder past Andrew Cuomo, who's 67 and long a member of Democratic Party royalty.