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It’s a rare treat to visit the White House grounds, and this weekend the gates will open for tours of its historic gardens. The White House Fall Garden Tour will return on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden announced Friday. The National Park Service is hosting the tours of the gardens…

A man walked up to a Secret Service officer on Constitution Avenue and claimed he had a gun in his car, authorities say. When officers checked the car, they found a gun and a propane tank. The man was arrested on weapons charges. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

Secret Service has reopened Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Square after increasing security around the White House after Saturday’s assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. News4’s Joseph Olmo talked to United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and other pedestrians near the White House about their reactions to the shooting. 

After a shooter tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania, the Secret Service appeared to step up its presence outside the White House and limited access to the area. Police say there are no known threats in D.C. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Pierre “Peter” Charles L’Enfant’s name may sound familiar, at least from the Southwest D.C. Metro station that bears his name. Born in Paris in 1754, L’Enfant was an artist and engineer by trade. He is best known for designing the city plan for Washington, D.C. But like many of life’s plans, this one did not go as expected. News4’s Jummy...

President Joe Biden has celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a concert on the White House South Lawn. Singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were among the performers. Biden signed a law in 2021 that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday. It commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they...

A judge sentenced a man to a year in prison for the crash that killed a White House worker while she walked on a sidewalk near her Fairfax County home.

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to visit Joe Biden and the White House after winning Super Bowl LVIII. Here’s what to know.

News4’s Shawn Yancy recounts her White House state dinner experience from the famous faces to the delicious meal and her son Jax making powerful connections.

News4’s Shawn Yancy in a stunning green dress attended the White House state dinner with her son Jax. Kenya President William Ruto’s visit celebrates 60 years of the United States’ collaboration with Kenya.

The U.S. is hosting Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto for a state dinner celebrating 60 years of allyship between Kenya and the U.S. But what is a state dinner, what happens there and how does it help diplomatic relations?

President Joe Biden has welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House to kick off a three-day state visit.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are set to host a state dinner in honor of Kenya’s President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto. It’s the first African nation since 2008 to be honored by the U.S. with a state visit. News4’s Molette Green reports.

The driver collided with the barrier at a high rate of speed. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A man has died after crashing into a White House exterior barrier on Saturday evening, according to the Secret Service.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Washington Hilton to call for a ceasefire as guests arrived for the White House correspondents’ dinner.

A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden has drawn journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza.

Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for Wednesday’s state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.

More than 200 guests are expected at the swanky affair being held Wednesday to honor Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and relations between the United States and Japan.

The White House will host Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, during their visit to the United States. Here’s a preview.