Lafayette Square

The written testimony to Congress has many concerned about the Trump administration’s willingness to use force against protesters. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Artists are painting messages of unity and racial justice on the boards protecting a D.C. church’s stained glass windows. Many businesses around Lafayette Square are boarded up as they await replacement for glass broken during earlier protests. “For others they’re choosing to keep it up because they’re still closed due to the pandemic,” said Gerren Price of DowntownDC Business...

Artists are painting messages of unity and racial justice on the boards protecting a D.C. church’s stained glass windows. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

News4’s Cory Smith got an exclusive interview with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the two months since a protest erupted into chaos at Lafayette Square.

Agents used smoke canisters and other agents to clear the area Lafayette Square in June just before the president appeared for a photo-op outside St. John’s Church. News4s Pat Collins reports Park Police are defending the action, but at least one National Guard solider doesn’t feel the same way.

The head of U.S. Park Police is denying that his officers violently turned on protesters near the White House to clear the area for a photo event by President Donald Trump

The Justice Department will investigate the actions of its law enforcement officers toward Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, and D.C. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to a protester who will carry the physical scars for some time.

The use of force on peaceful protesters and journalists in the District triggered international outrage. Now Congress is looking into it. The House Committee on Natural Resources held the first hearing Monday. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports on the key questions for lawmakers.

Federal authorities have charged four men in connection with a failed effort last week to pull down the statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House.

As anti-racism demonstrators vandalize and topple monuments across the country, the president is threatening arrests and prison time. He said he will soon issue an executive order to protect monuments. President Donald Trump said in tweets Tuesday that anyone who vandalizes a monument on federal land can be arrested and face as much as 10 years in prison. He said…

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to protect monuments and punish anyone who vandalizes them.

There were intense moments near the White House Monday as protesters tried to take down a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

The U.S. Secret Service now admits that one of its employees used pepper spray during protests near the White House earlier this month. Officers from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police advanced on a crowd of protesters on June 1 to clear the street in front of Lafayette Square before President Donald Trump walked to St. John’s...

Lafayette Square reopened to the public after being closed off during protests in downtown D.C. following the death of George Floyd. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Trump administration, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House by police using chemical agents before President Donald Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo

Archbishop Wilton Gregory condemned President Trump and first lady Melania Trump for using a Catholic shrine in Washington, D.C. as a “photo opportunity.” This is the second time this week that Trump has been accused of misusing places of worship for political gain.

Protesters took over the streets of Washington D.C. again Sunday night to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died pleading for air while in police custody. They surrounded Lafayette Square demanding more action. Flash bangs crackled in the air and police deployed what appeared to be tear gas multiple times in their attempt to get the...

Protesters gathered at “Lights for Liberty” vigils in the D.C. area Friday night in support of immigrants across the country.

Protesters held a “Lights for Liberty” vigil at Lafayette Square to show support for migrants Friday night. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.