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NBC 6 Reporter Willard Shepard is live from Washington, D.C.

Less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is flooding the streets of the U.S. Capitol with troops—-so many it looks like a military encampment.   National Guard forces from states outside Washington are also coming in to help.  The show of force is a message to anyone thinking of disrupting Biden’s inauguration, or...

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard has the latest from D.C., where officials are preparing for the inauguration.

Starting with President Trump’s “Save America Rally” speech, to rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol and ending with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris confirmed as the next President and Vice President of the U.S., here’s a look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called in National Guard troops to help with planned protests as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

The demonstrators who flooded Washington on Saturday reshaped the mood of a city that has been on edge

As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump once said he wanted “whatever is best” for the residents of the nation’s capital

Take a little break from coronavirus coverage to look at the beauty of cherry blossom trees which line the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but were brought to the United States from Japan.

A Maryland police officer’s 17-year-old son tried to sell marijuana products on Snapchat and messaged his address to his alleged killer less than an hour before his death, court documents say.

A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is expected to plead guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography. A criminal information was filed Thursday in federal count in Alexandria against Lebanese-American businessman George Nader.

Michelle Obama joined forces with Ellen DeGeneres to give a Southeast Washington, D.C., elementary school a huge surprise. Randle Highlands Elementary School was brimming with holiday spirit on “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” this week. The talk show host enlisted the former first lady to surprise students with a new basketball court, updated computers and iPads for every...

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that he’s ending his Democratic presidential campaign, saying it’s become clear that he won’t have a shot at being his party’s nominee. The two-term governor and former state attorney general tried to make the case that he was the best bet to beat President Donald Trump because he was the only Democratic candidate to...

From tropical fruit in Hawaii to fresh seafood in New England, and barbecue in the South to the hearty dishes of the Midwest, the flavors of the United States know no bounds — and that’s especially apparent on Thanksgiving.

The White House was locked down and fighter jets were mobilized after an airspace violation in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement officials.

A woman hired to oversee the books and finances at a major Washington, D.C. ballet school founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon is charged with defrauding the school, including by using its credit cards at MGM National Harbor casino.

As impeachment hearings resume on Capitol Hill, House Democrats are preparing to choose who will lead the powerful Oversight and Reform Committee — a key role in the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Three veteran lawmakers, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York, the acting chairwoman, are seeking to replace the late Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who...

Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U.S., free from the threat of deportation. That outcome would “destroy lives,” declared Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one the court’s liberals who repeatedly suggested the administration has not adequately justified its...

Former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said Sunday he’s a whistleblower who was fired within hours of meeting with the FBI about city hall corruption.

Almost 20 years later, the former federal agent behind the controversial Elian Gonzalez operation sat with NBC 6 to share behind-the-scenes details, his reflections and his opinion.

It’s been 20 years since a young Elian Gonzalez rocked headlines, putting South Florida in the national spotlight. The federal agent in charge of the controversial operation tells his side of the story of what happened two decades ago — including things we didn’t see happen.