After being closed for repairs for nearly three years, the Washington Monument is set to reopen to visitors on Monday. The stone obelisk was damaged during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rumbled up the east coast on August 23, 2011. Maybe you’ll recall ...

The Washington Monument, a top tourist destination in Washington D.C., closed Tuesday due to extreme heat warnings. Visitors were also barred from the monument Monday as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Tuesday is expected to see a high of 99 degrees.

The US government shutdown has entered its second day, and the effects are starting to be felt across the country. Numerous national monuments around the US have closed to visitors, as thousands of federal workers have been placed on unpaid leave.

Trump initially said the ballroom would be constructed without impacting the existing structure of the White House, but this week said much of the East Wing was being demolished t