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Evidence markers are seen on a crime scene after police responded to reports of shots fired near the White House, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 24, 2026, 5:03 am
Suspect shot dead after firing near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
Suspect identified as Nasire Best, law enforcement official says; bystander also struck but unclear if by perpetrator or responding fire from security forces
By AP
People worship to Christian music at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 17, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots
Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day earlier, Trump proclaimed ‘Shabbat 250’
By Agencies
Cole Allen, after he was detained for opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, on April 25, 2026. (US Secret Service)
May 11, 2026, 6:32 pm
Suspect in attempted Trump assassination at White House press gala pleads not guilty
Cole Allen, 31, is accused of attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer and gun crimes for April shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By Andrew Goudsward
US President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference after a shooting incident outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel listen. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
April 26, 2026, 6:02 pm
Trump, cabinet officials were likely targets of Washington shooting, acting AG says
US president says officials believe suspect was ‘lone wolf,’ injured Secret Service member in ‘good shape’ after being shot outside White House correspondents’ dinner
By Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland
Artist renderings and diagrams for US President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the US Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
April 11, 2026, 9:13 am
Trump officials unveil plans for gilded, triumphal Washington arch
US president says structure featuring towering winged figure flanked by 2 eagles and guarded by 4 lions, will be ‘the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World’
By AP
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, set for sale and likely demolition, houses murals by multiple Jewish artists.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images via JTA)
January 29, 2026, 8:51 am
US federal building known for murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition
Activists call for protection, preservation of Wilbur J. Cohen building, known as ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal’ for its massive paintings depicting the American working class
By Jackie Hajdenberg
This combo from photos provided by the US Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show National Guard members, from left, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. (US Attorney’s Office via AP)
November 28, 2025, 5:12 am
US National Guard member dies of wounds sustained in DC shooting
Trump announces death of Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and eulogizes her as an ‘incredible person, outstanding in every single way’; second victim said ‘fighting for his life’ in hospital
By AP
Members of the National Guard gather after reports of two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in Washington, November 26, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
November 27, 2025, 9:11 am
What we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC
Servicemen in critical condition; the suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who was shot and detained, came to US with his family under Biden administration program
By AP
Members of the National Guard gather after reports of two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in Washington, November 26, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
November 27, 2025, 12:55 am
Two US National Guard troops shot, critically hurt in DC; suspect believed to be Afghan national
Shooting occurs near White House; Trump says gunman will pay ‘very steep price,’ orders review of Afghan refugees who entered US under Biden resettlement program
By ToI Staff, AP, AFP, Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
A performer wearing the mask of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in a video that echoes the antisemitic blood libel at Washington, DC's Union Station on November 20, 2025. (Screen capture/Instagram)
November 21, 2025, 8:21 pm
Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display at DC train station
Performers dressed as Netanyahu and US leaders drink red liquid from wine glasses next to menu advertising ‘Gaza’s spilled blood,’ drawing shock and outrage from Jewish groups
By Luke Tress
US President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks to reporters outside the restaurant Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington on September 9, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
September 10, 2025, 9:26 am
Trump jeered by pro-Palestinian protesters at DC restaurant, called ‘Hitler of our time’
US Secret Service removes demonstrators holding banners of Palestinian flag; others in steakhouse can be heard booing or chanting ‘U-S-A! U-S-A!’ in response to protesters
By AFP
A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
September 4, 2025, 11:32 pm
After New York, United renews flights from Chicago and Washington to Tel Aviv
Starting in November, US carrier will be only airline offering passengers non-stop service between Tel Aviv and the two American cities
By Sharon Wrobel
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference to discuss crime in Washington, DC, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 11, 2025, 9:05 pm
Trump deploys US National Guard to DC to assert control of cops, curb crime wave
‘We’re going to take our capital back,’ US president says, planning to send at least 800 National Guardsmen, put local police under federal control; protesters say move not needed
By AFP
Pastor Chad Holland Messianic congregation Kings of Kings in Jerusalem honors Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim on May 25, 2025, after their murder in an antisemitic attack in Washington DC. Lischinsky used to belong to the congregation’s youth group. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
May 28, 2025, 4:20 pm
For Messianic Jews in Jerusalem, Yaron Lischinsky’s murder was a personal loss  
Marginalized in Israel, adherents of the controversial movement maintain the holiness of both the Bible and the Christian Gospel, placing an emphasis on the Jewish identity of Jesus
By Rossella Tercatin
The suspect in the shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum, Elias Rodriguez, shouts 'Free Palestine' as he is arrested, May 21, 2025. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 23, 2025, 9:45 am
Washington shooting suspect was anti-Israel activist, railed against Seattle’s ‘whitening’
Elias Rodriguez, 31, had ‘Tikkun Olam means FREE PALESTINE’ sign in home window, was linked to Party for Socialism and Liberation; apparent manifesto called to ‘bring the war home’
By Grace Gilson
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