LGBTQ+ people and supporters from around the world marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday in a joyful celebration meant to show defiance of President Donald Trump's rollback of queer rights.

The parade is among a number of festivities taking place throughout Washington this weekend. This year is also the 50th anniversary of D.C.’s Pride celebrations.

Rainbow flags flooded Washington's streets on Saturday as the US capital celebrated WorldPride with a massive show of support for LGBTQ rights, which are facing an assault by the Trump administration.

Travis Decker is a former member of the military who has enough wilderness survival skills to live in the woods on his own for weeks or months, the authorities said.

More than 100 officers and agents and helicopters have joined the intensified search for Travis Decker, suspected of killing his three daughters in Washington state.

Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters.

Several thousand veterans converged on the National Mall on Friday at a rally among 200 events nationwide against an overhaul that includes staffing reduction and some services cut.

Thousands gathered at the National Mall in Washington DC to push back on proposed staff cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.