2025 in Washington, D.C.
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Washington, D.C..
Incumbents
District government
- Mayor: Muriel Bowser (D)
Events
January
- January 3 – The 119th United States Congress meets for the first time in Washington, D.C.[1]
- January 9 – Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter[2]
- January 20 – Second inauguration of Donald Trump: Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States with the event taking place inside the Capital Rotunda due to freezing weather.[3][4][5]
- January 29 – 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision[6]
March
- March 7–11 – The 2025 CAA men's basketball tournament is held at the CareFirst Arena, with UNC Wilmington winning.[7]
- March 31–April 1 – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivers the longest speech in United States Senate history, surpassing Strom Thurmond's 1957 filibuster. The speech, which condemns President Trump, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government Efficiency, starts at 7 pm on March 31 and ends on April 1 at 8:05 pm, lasting 25 hours and 5 minutes.[8]
April
- April 28
- The annual White House Correspondents' dinner is held at the Washington Hilton.[9]
- Georgetown's Executive Branch club, co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., holds their launch party.[10]
May
- May 19 – The Trump administration agrees to pay $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer during the January 6 United States Capitol attack in 2021.[11]
- May 21 – Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy are shot and killed outside an event held by the American Jewish Committee. A 30-year-old man is arrested at the scene.[12]
June
- June 13 – 60 protesters, most military veterans, are arrested at the Capitol during a protest against the following day's army parade.[13]
- June 14:
- The DC Defenders beat the Michigan Panthers 58–34 to win the 2025 UFL championship game.[14]
- United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade: A military parade is held in Washington to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States Army's founding. The parade coincides with President Trump's 79th birthday and Flag Day. Mass protests against the parade are held in other parts of the country.[15][16]
July
- July 2 – 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern for Representative Ron Estes (R-KS), is killed in a drive-by shooting in Northeast D.C. Tarpinian-Jachym is believed to have been a bystander. A woman and a teenage boy are injured in the shooting.[17]
August
- August 4 – The National Park Service announces a statue of Albert Pike, a confederate general and freemason, will be restored to its prior location at the Albert Pike Memorial. The statue had been torn down by protesters on Juneteenth in 2020.[18]
- August 10 — An employee of the Justice Department throws a submarine sandwich at a federal paramilitary agent and is charged with assault.[19] Federal prosecutors fail to secure an indictment from a grand jury.[20]
- August 11 – President Trump announces he is federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and sending National Guard troops to the city.[21]
- August 19 – The Department of Justice opens an investigation into whether the Metropolitan Police Department falsified crime data to make it appear lower.[22]
- August 27 – The Trump administration seizes control of Washington Union Station from Amtrak.[23]
September
- September 4 – Washington, D.C. sues the Trump administration over their deployment of the National Guard in the city.[24]
- September 5 – Trump orders the removal of the White House Peace Vigil, an anti-nuclear weaponry protest tent present across the street from the White House since 1981.[25]
- September 6 – Several thousand people protest the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington in the "We Are All D.C." march.[26]
- September 11 – The order federalizing D.C.'s police force lapses, and control is returned to the city. Members of the National Guard remain in the city.[27]
October
- October 20–23 – The existing East Wing of the White House is demolished as part of Trump's plan to construct a modernized East Wing with a state ballroom.[28][29]
November
- November 6 – A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at federal officers in August is found not guilty of misdemeanor assault.[30]
- November 26 – Two National Guardsmen are shot near the White House. A suspect is taken into custody.[31]
December
- December 4 – The FBI arrests a Virginia man suspected of planting pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC buildings on January 5, 2021.[32]
- December 6 – Trump presents the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medals in a ceremony at the Oval Office. The honorees are Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone, and George Strait.[33]
- December 13 – John Cena officially retires from professional wrestling at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XLII, ending his 26-year wrestling career.[34]
- December 18 – The Kennedy Center board of trustees votes to rename the center to the Trump-Kennedy Center. However, the name cannot be officially changed without a vote from congress. Despite this, Trump's name is added to the signage the next day.[35]
- December 20 – A mock funeral is held for the penny, the production of which was discontinued in November, at the Lincoln Memorial.[36]
- December 31 – The Trump administration terminates the lease between the National Links Trust and the National Park Service that allows the Trust to manage and operate the three municipal golf courses in Washington. The move effectively moves control of the golf courses to the federal government.[37]
See also
References
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- ^ Smith, David (January 5, 2025). "All five living US presidents expected to come together to mourn Jimmy Carter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "PHOTO: Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Kicks Off Planning for 60th Presidential Inauguration". klobuchar.senate.gov. Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Construction Begins on 2025 Presidential Inaugural Platform with Ceremonial Driving of the First Nail". klobuchar.senate.gov. Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather". AP News. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Live updates: Plane crash near Washington, DC; Reagan National Airport takeoffs and landings halted". CNN. January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ Washburn, Rob. "CAA Agrees To A Four-Year Contract To Conduct Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in Washington, D.C." caasports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Bridget; Burdette, Sam; McGhee, Bernard. "Cory Booker's speech in protest of Trump breaks the Senate record". AP News. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Dinner". White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Frank, Robert (April 28, 2025). "Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club, Executive Branch, with a $500,000 fee". CNBC. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Lybrand, Holmes; Wild, Whitney (May 19, 2025). "Trump administration to settle Ashli Babbitt wrongful death suit for $5 million, source says". CNN. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Shooting Near Jewish Museum in Washington". The Wall Street Journal. May 21, 2025.
- ^ Solano, Sophia; Weil, Martin (June 14, 2025). "About 60 arrested in veterans' protest ahead of Army parade". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 14, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Florio, Mike (June 14, 2025). "D.C. Defenders win UFL title, 58-34". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Nicholas, Peter; Gomez, Henry J.; Allen, Jonathan; Egwuonwu, Nnamdi; Lebowitz, Megan (June 15, 2025). "Trump presides over a military parade amid turmoil at home and abroad". NBC News. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Bertrand, Natasha; Britzky, Haley; Cohen, Zachary (June 6, 2025). "Army preparing for largest military parade on the capital's streets in decades, featuring 7 million pounds of hardware". CNN. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Louallen, Doc (July 2, 2025). "Congressional intern killed in Washington, DC shooting: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Khalil, Ashraf (August 5, 2025). "Confederate statues in DC area to be restored and replaced in line with Trump's executive order". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas. "Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C."
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- ^ Chowdhury, Maureen; Williams, Michael; Jaramillo, Alejandra (August 11, 2025). "Trump announces federal takeover of DC police and mobilization of National Guard". CNN. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ Kosnar, Michael; Gregorian, Dareh (August 19, 2025). "Justice Department is investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime data". NBC News. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ Superville, Darlene (August 27, 2025). "Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ Whitehurst, Lindsay (September 4, 2025). "The District of Columbia sues over Trump's deployment of the National Guard". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ Fields, Ashleigh (September 5, 2025). "Trump orders takedown of longtime protest tent at White House". The Hill. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ Ulery, Brad (September 6, 2025). "Washington, DC, residents protest against Trump's troop deployment to the city". Reuters. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Fields, Gary; Megerian, Chris (September 15, 2025). "Trump threatens to take over DC police again over immigration enforcement". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Jacobs, Jennifer (October 21, 2025). "Here are the White House East Wing offices Trump is demolishing, according to sources". CBS News. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (October 23, 2025). "A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge". The Associated Press. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ^ Cohen, Zachary; Iyer, Kaanita (November 26, 2025). "Two National Guardsmen shot in Washington, DC, according to DHS chief". CNN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Tucker, Eric; Durkin Richer, Alanna (December 4, 2025). "FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ Superville, Darlene (December 6, 2025). "Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
- ^ "John Cena takes his last bow at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event". ESPN.com. December 14, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ Downs, Garrett (December 19, 2025). "Trump's name added to Kennedy Center building a day after board votes to rename DC theater". CNBC. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ^ Demaree-Nikhinson, Julia (December 20, 2025). "Photos show mock funeral for the penny at Lincoln Memorial". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Kathryn (December 31, 2025). "Trump administration takes back control of D.C. golf courses". CBS News. Retrieved January 1, 2026.