Protests

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended Thursday after Maori members staged a traditional ceremonial dance to protest legislation that would reinterpret a treaty between the British and indigenous Maori.

The “Get Out the Vote” rally will kick off at 3 p.m., and end near the White House.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday near the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, their protest just one of many large gatherings planned across the country this weekend ahead of Oct. 7. One demonstrator attempted to set himself on fire and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A year later, pro-Palestinian demonstrators are remembering what they are calling one year…

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in D.C. to call for a ceasefire ahead of the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7. News4’s Arielle Hixson reports.

Earlier in 2024, protesters started camping outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Arlington home. In July, Virginia State Police removed the protesters and kept up a round-the-clock presence to prevent their return. News4’s Ted Oberg took a look at how much that enforcement has cost Virginia taxpayers.

Several streets are closed around a police station in Southeast D.C. for a protest over the police shooting of a D.C. Violence Interrupter Justin Robinson. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Nearly 2,700 MPD officers worked 33 extra hours each from July 21 to 27, costing about $8 million total, the department told News4 on Wednesday.

U.S. Park Police are looking to identify several people they believe were involved in vandalizing monuments and statues in protest of of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to D.C. at Columbus Circle. There has been significant process in the cleanup near Union Station. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

Early Friday, Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Transportation workers cleared out pro-Palestinian protesters who had been camping out for months outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s home.  Removing the encampment led Chain Bridge Road to be closed for hours.  Only two demonstrators were there at the time of the removal. Matthew Waterman, one of the protesters, told...

Early Friday morning, Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Transportation workers cleared out pro-Palestinian protesters who had been camping out for months outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s home. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Two days after protests erupted in D.C. as Israel’s prime minister addressed Congress, crews continued cleaning up vandalism at Columbus Circle outside Union Station. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

A day after D.C. protests as Israel’s prime minister addressed Congress, crews worked early Thursday to remove vandalism outside Union Station, and several national leaders condemned property defacement outside Union Station and the burning of American flags.

A day after D.C. protests as Israel’s prime minister addressed Congress, crews worked early Thursday to remove vandalism outside Union Station.

Demonstrators from around the country came to D.C. to protest the war in Gaza. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

U.S. Capitol Police deployed pepper spray on protesters condemning Israel’s war in Gaza on Wednesday as a large crowd marched toward the Capitol amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress.

Protesters rallied, waved Palestinian flags and called for an end to military action in the Gaza Strip as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited D.C. on Wednesday. News4’s Megan McGrath and Juliana Valencia have team coverage.

Elected officials in New York City and Los Angeles have signaled recently that they’re open to reinstating decades-old mask bans after several tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where local officials say masked protesters aimed to conceal their identity.

The pro-Palestinian demonstration comes after more than a dozen protestors were arrested on June 5.

The group Climate Defiance took responsibility for the protest, wearing shirts reading “end fossil fuels.”

George Washington University held its commencement on the National Mall Sunday amid unprecedented security after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests and counterdemonstrations on campus. News4’s Derrick Ward reports some of the graduates joined the protesters outside the fenced-in ceremony.