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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Pandas make a return to the Smithsonian

Josie Jeanell Outen
By Josie Jeanell Outen
January 27, 2025 06:30 AM
(CNN Newsource/WJLA)
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: First responders rescue deer stranded on frozen Potomac River

Jaecie Stilovich
By Jaecie Stilovich
January 24, 2025 06:30 AM
(Facebook/Brandywine Valley SPCA)
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Nation

Trump sworn in as the 47th president of the United States

Elsa Bray
By Elsa Bray
January 20, 2025 06:23 PM
Donald J. Trump took the oath of office on Monday, Jan. 20, during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, marking the beginning of his second presidential term and formally admitting him as the 47th president of the United States.
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Metro

Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service in Washington before his return to Georgia

By Associated Press
January 09, 2025 02:20 PM
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
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How Miss D.C. unites her community in a politically divisive time and place

Emily May
By Emily May
December 10, 2024 09:06 PM
The Miss America pageant competition is more than just sashes and tiaras.
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Identity politics at the polls

By Megan Sibley
December 10, 2024 08:57 PM
Identity politics have played a significant role in shaping the landscape of American politics in recent years.
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Political merchandise hits Washington D.C. streets

By Mckenna Jensen
December 10, 2024 03:42 PM
Political merchandise was a hot-selling item in the nation’s capital. However, one thing stood out—most of it favored one candidate prior to election night.
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Washington D.C. implements safety precautions for Election Day

By Lauren Willardson
December 10, 2024 03:30 PM
Capitol police and construction crews worked late into the night hours to establish safety precautions around Washington, D.C. in the days leading up to the presidential election on Nov. 4.
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Washington D.C. Republicans meet up on election night

By Joshua Carr
December 10, 2024 03:25 PM
There were dozens of Democrat watch parties all over Washington, D.C. on election night, but there was only one Republican watch party.
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Howard University hosts election watch party

By Jessica Spencer
December 10, 2024 03:02 PM
Howard University hosted a watch party on election night to show support for Kamala Harris, who attended the university as an undergraduate student.
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D.C. churches hold candlelight vigil to promote democracy

By Jackie Durfey
December 10, 2024 02:55 PM
A number of churches offered refuge from a tense election season by holding candlelight vigils.
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Citizens share their 2024 presidential election anxieties

By Isaac Rascon
December 10, 2024 02:52 PM
Citizens are filing in. But only seconds before, police were evacuating the block, telling everyone to wait at the end of the street or find another voting center.
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International Media Flock to Washington D.C.

By Chloe Peterson
December 09, 2024 08:45 PM
The 2024 U.S. presidential election has attracted the attention of more than just U.S. citizens, with international media flocking from around the world to cover the results for their home countries.
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Local

Voices from the street: Provo protestors speak out against violence in Gaza

By Alice Gubler
November 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Hundreds gathered at the Provo City Library on Saturday, Nov. 4 to peacefully protest the extent of damage and lives lost in Palestine from the recent Hamas terrorist attacks and Israeli conflict.
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Campus

Eye on the Y: Biology professor awarded for her work with bone marrow transplant registry, BYU students advocate for youth mental health at SOPHE summit

By Carly Ludlow
January 08, 2023 12:00 AM
Biology professor awarded for her work with bone marrow transplant registry
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American freed from Venezuela jail returns home to Salt Lake

By Associated Press
May 29, 2018 12:00 AM
Josh Holt, left, is draped in an American flag by his grandmother Linda Holt upon returning to Salt Lake City on Monday, May 28, 2018, as he was freed this weekend after being held in a Venezuelan jail for nearly two years. He returned home to Salt Lake City on Monday night after getting medical care and visiting President Donald Trump in Washington. (AP Photo/Kim Raff)
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Breaking News

Roundup: Presidential election coverage from Washington, D.C.

November 09, 2016 12:00 AM
The Daily Universe sent a team of reporters and a photographer to Washington, D.C., to cover the 2016 presidential election. Click below for a roundup of election stories from D.C., as well as other political coverage from the newsroom.
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Nation

BYU students heading to D.C. to cover election night

By Laura Spilsbury
November 04, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU news media majors Sarah Averett, left, and Haley Hilton, right, sit with their adviser Carrie Moore, center, on the UNLV campus to cover the final presidential debate watch party. BYU's communications program will send another group of students on a trip to Washington, D.C., next week to cover election night. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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