Lafayette Square

In D.C., people rallied for that change in Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza. They used the fence that the Trump administration put up as a message billboard.

The two activists spent most of 2020 guarding the signs that people attached to the fence in Lafayette Square in front of the White House. News4’s Shawn Yancy reports their story.

Protesters were removed by police using chemical agents from a park near the White House before then-President Donald Trump walked to a nearby church to take a photo.

One year ago, a D.C. man opened his door to protesters, sheltering dozens of them as they were pepper sprayed and arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

It was a year ago when Rahul Dubey opened his door on Swann Street to Garrett Reaves, Jorge Fuentes and around 60 people, all strangers, while they were protesting against police brutality and systemic racism.

Today marks one year since a peaceful protest at Lafayette Square ended with law enforcement using tear gas to clear protesters. Later, President Trump would pose for a photo with a Bible outside St. John’s Church. News4’s Cory Smith has more.

News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on residents reflecting on a year of chance since George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, has reopened to the public

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. News4’s Derrick Ward 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...

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.

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

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…

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.