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Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’?

Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260414__A7RQ37Y__v1__HighRes__UsIsraelLebanonDiplomacy-1776180960.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Left

Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump's ballroom security to ICE funding plan

Washington, DC.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2F2a%2Fbd057f674bfcb5928e0dff8ab40e%2Fgettyimages-2271803977.jpg) Construction cranes are seen, from the Washington Monument, on the site

National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds

Washington, DC, May 25, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5590x3727+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2Fcc%2F4bbf50c947098f5aeea0eedd68ad%2Fgettyimages-2277586125.jpg) National Guard members stand watch near the Lincoln

Anatomy of a speech: how does a Republican leader say no to Trump?

Washington DC. Peppered through the address were references to South Carolina’s independence from Washington

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

Washington DC hold a 'no kings' sign](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-28T153258Z_879106163_RC2RDKA2OTFT_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-PROTESTS-1774715232.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80) “No Kings” protesters in Washington

Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping | First Thing

Washington DC on 12 May.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6a73e0ac791bac100561f5c3720aef6754260290/256_0_2553_2043/master/2553.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Kash Patel testifies during a Senate hearing

Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows

DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows A federal judge weighed into a dispute over [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s controversial plans to revamp a historic Washington

The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump's EPA

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: The People vs the Poison protesters gather at the US Supreme

Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts

Washington DC in April 2026.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e10ffc505519826d8aa24543d7a0de34a8f98957/0_0_4000_2667/master/4000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Neil Jacobs, administrator of Noaa, during a hearing

First Thing: Microsoft and Meta cut thousands of staff as they bet big on AI

Washington DC since a landmark 2018 supreme court ruling.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/86536d563a4ea38bc9a04ea205bfd31d4c7f552a/0_306_4000_2251/master/4000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Sports betting has been

Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural

Opinion: Remembering Barney Frank, trailblazing public servant

Washington, DC.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F2e%2Ffbcc5263468dafd37196b28c1a76%2Fgettyimages-83026573.jpg) Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaking during a news

Iran war: What is happening on day 47 of the US-Iran conflict?

Washington, DC amid continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Trump has signalled a possible second round

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

Washington, DC, on April 13, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F9b%2Fdf5b0f2f49b185d1836d3140a229%2Fgettyimages-2270719135.jpg) US President Donald Trump speaks to the press

The Labor Department wants to teach you to use AI more. Here's what we found

Washington, DC in February 2026](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4008+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2F47%2Ffddaec054cd7b8a03bb833a2dadf%2Fgettyimages-2262872417.jpg) A person walks by a banner depicting

How a CEO and Trump donor is weaponizing tariffs against his rivals

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks with the press following

Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?

Washington, DC, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_69f462deb6ed-1777623774.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) US Secretary

Giuffre family hold anniversary vigil ahead of King's US visit

Washington DC marking the first anniversary of her death. With the White House in the background

At a veteran-led protest on Capitol Hill, grief and dismay reverberate over Iran war

Washington, DC.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3306x2204+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fde%2F13%2Fbe6d57ac433586d41fddeac89814%2Fgettyimages-2272262799.jpg) Veterans, military family members and supporters are detained by Capitol

RFK Jr. defends his health agenda and Trump's proposed budget cuts in hearing

Washington, DC. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Fb1%2Fdcfa1aee4f8b90273e93a62b1e07%2Fgettyimages-2271622648.jpg) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies