Trump’s vanity takes a hit as modest crowd for military parade overshadowed by ‘No Kings’ protests across country
US president celebrates 79th birthday at $45m military parade where he gave only a short speech
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The capital of the United States, in the District of Columbia
Trump country: ‘When we travel, if you go to a bigger area, people can be rude and disrespectful’
Southwest Virginia, which Barbara Kingsolver put on the literary map, is poor but also beautiful and friendly, with a rich cultural heritage
Friedrich Merz gets ready for Trump’s Oval Office endurance test
Ahead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television format
‘There’s a menace, an edge to life in America that wasn’t there before. And the possibility of dark stuff’
Journalist Edward Luce on his biography of ‘cold war prophet’ Zbigniew Brzezinski, the fearful state of the US today, and ‘Lilliputian’ post-Brexit UK
Lone suspect charged with murdering two Israeli embassy staff in shooting near Jewish museum in Washington
Suspect (30) yelled ‘free, free Palestine’ after he was arrested, police said
Trump took over the Kennedy Center. In Ireland we have a much subtler way of diminishing the arts
JD Vance’s arrival at the Washington venue sparked a viral drama. In Dublin, the National Concert Hall has suffered from decades of political indifference
Trump opponents take to US streets with nationwide protests
Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January
The Residence review: Delicious White House dramedy from masterful Bridgerton creator
Television: Don’t expect authenticity from Shonda Rhimes, just eminently snackable entertainment
Burke family incident in Washington ‘regrettable’, says Taoiseach, ‘but we live in a democracy’
Isaac and Ami Burke, along with their mother Martina, interrupted event attended by Taoiseach in protest at the imprisonment of Enoch Burke
Aidan O’Brien’s Sioux Nation pips Gordon Elliott’s Beckford
Washington DC wins his first group race to give Ryan Moore a hat-trick at the Curragh
Washington DC gives Aidan O’Brien Tuesday double at Royal Ascot
5-1 shot beats Areen by a nose in Windsor Castle Stakes as Ryan Moore lands hat-trick
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