The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House. The move comes as Washington's Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off threats of encroachment from President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

Washington, D.C., will remove the massive “Black Lives Matter” street mural located just a block from the White House, as Mayor Muriel Bowser navigates mounting pressure from both President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House will be renamed due to funding cut threats.

The mayor of Washington, D.C. signaled Tuesday that the mural marking Black Lives Matter Plaza in view of the White House will likely be painted over after a Republican lawmaker introduced a bill threatening the District’s federal funding if it fails to change the name.

The District will make changes to the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

WASHINGTON - The famous Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House will soon look very different. Instead of the bold, yellow mural that’s been there since 2020, the plaza will be replaced with fresh artwork created by local students and artists, as part of a new city project celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary.