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The Capitol Visitor Center and Library of Congress are shuttered during the funding stalemate. A sign outside says it all: “closed.”

As he paced across a stage at a military base in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals he had summoned from around the world that he aimed to reshape the military’s culture.

Trump toasted the ‘great friendship’ between the U.S. and U.K. at a historic second state visit to the country and squeezed in a dig at Prince Harry

Here’s the speech in full

The famous photo is among dozens of exhibits on slavery said to be nixed by the Trump administration

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of President George Washington’s Farewell Address, which was published on Sept. 19, 1796.

US CULTURE: The stand-up comedian has built his reputation with clean jokes, viral ‘Saturday Night Live’ skits and a knack for avoiding contentious topics. Kevin E G Perry examines how Bargatze’s middle-of-the-road comedy made him the perfect choice to host this year’s Emmys

An art history professor from North Carolina has developed a unique method for drawing portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington explores the complexity of America's past