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Virgina-based Capital One to become nation’s largest credit card company with Discover approval

Credit Cards Late Fees Lawsuit

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Florida State Shooter

'It could have been me': FSU student who saw gunman fire first few shots recounts harrowing shooting

Maryland Deportation Error

‘Prayers have been answered’: Abrego Garcia’s wife responds to husband's meeting with Md. senator

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1 dead, 5 injured after BW Parkway crash, southbound lanes reopen

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WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Known & Loved 2025 Hazy IPA

Lighting the lamp: Washington Capitals prepare for the playoffs

How the meaning of one word landed at the center of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case

17-year-old Montgomery Co. student charged with threats of mass violence, hate crime

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order

Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war

‘Agencies must be where the people are:’ Trump alters priorities in relocating federal buildings

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Maryland Deportation Error

Lawyer: Document labeling Abrego Garcia as a gang member written by fired Prince George's Co. officer

Maryland Deportation Error

Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

Maryland Deportation Error

Testing a court's authority: What judges can do if court orders are not followed by the Trump administration

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The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments

Maryland Deportation Error

Wife of mistakenly deported Maryland man responds to release of protective order filing

Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, embraces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mother of Maryland woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive is ‘special guest’ at White House briefing

Deportation Battle

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

Prince George's Co. draws White House ire after ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged in brother's death

Justice Department Gang Leader

Judge grants Justice Department's request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

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US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The DOJ has fired an immigration lawyer who the Trump administration has accused of sabotaging its legal case over the mistaken deportation of a Salvadoran man.

Justice Department fires immigration lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man

Trump US El Salvador Protest

Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That's likely illegal

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There’s ‘no love in the air’ with DC’s dating scene

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Some Fairfax Co. kids use spring break to catch up

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Local zoo looking for group who broke into facility

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Fairfax Co. supervisors propose cutting middle school after-school programs

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Expert calls federal facility locations 'a balancing act' after new Trump order

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Virginia Valley Vipers look to put pro basketball on the map in Loudoun Co.

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Prince George’s Co. firefighters give safety tips after fatal house fire

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president

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Future of DC’s RFK Stadium site could be determined by ballot initiative

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345 names added to DC’s National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

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This Make-A-Wish volunteer couple has been making kids' wishes come true

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians

Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

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Dreaming of life on a private island? Check out this Chesapeake Bay property listed at $2.7M

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There’s no bipartisan love in the air with DC’s dating scene

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‘A beacon of light’: Montgomery Co. center helps inmates get ready for freedom

Black Attorneys General

Maryland joins 20 states in support of lawsuit trying to stop layoffs at Social Security Administration

Trump Italy

Trump extends government hiring freeze for civilian executive branch workers

DoD Modernization Exchange: Test software at the speed of need

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Maryland Deportation Error

GangNet database in use throughout DC region ‘decommissioned’ months ago

DoD Modernization Exchange: Top 4 DoD cyber challenges, plus strategies to solve them

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Susan G. Komen Foundation urges Supreme Court to protect preventive care coverage

University of Maryland Library

U.Md. business school offering free AI classes, discounts for federal workers

Students at Pine Spring School in Falls Church, Virginia.

These Fairfax Co. kids are spending their spring break catching up on missed classwork

Florida State Shooter

Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

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UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

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Va. zoo searching for group of people who broke in, damaged equipment

Kids team, soccer with soccer ball in workout, fitness game or exercise

2nd graders in Alexandria City school will learn soccer from pro coaches during PE classes

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Former Takoma Park dispatcher awarded $1 million in sexual harassment settlement

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$100,000 doesn’t pay the bills for a small family in DC

Ducklings in a box.

DC’s Planet Word Museum launches Duck Cam ahead of ducklings' birth

Despite efforts to keep our nation's food supply safe, an estimated 3,000 people die each year, and 48 million are sickened, from food-borne Illnesses. Correspondent David Pogue looks at the efforts to minimize contamination and prevent outbreaks, and asks how the Trump administration's latest cuts will affect the work of food safety agencies.

FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say

The Stanley Cup, awarded annually to the NHL playoff champions, photographed Monday, April 2, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens set for 2010 Stanley Cup Playoff rematch

The stage at the National Cannabis Festival.

Things to do in the DC area: The National Cannabis Festival's 420 Week, Bloom Ride, and more!

A woman leg lifts at Planet Fitness in the Columbia Mall on July 24, 2017 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Friday Freebies: BOGO movie tickets and burritos, free massages and more

County News

Report: Up to 100,000 Marylanders could lose coverage if Medicaid imposes work requirements

Prince William supervisors near final approval for tax hike on data centers, homeowners

Virgina-based Capital One to become nation’s largest credit card company with Discover approval

Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Known & Loved 2025 Hazy IPA

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Why 'Buy Nothing' groups are thriving in the DC area

This Make-A-Wish volunteer couple have been making kids’ wishes come true for more than 3 decades

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VIDEOS

Mesmerizing! Colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

Making Peeps

WATCH: Peep inside the Peeps factory

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Butterfingers! Vance fumbles Ohio State’s NCAA football championship trophy

PHOTO GALLERIES

Walk among the tulips at this Virginia farm

'Clarens Estate' in Alexandria listed for $10M

2025 Pet of the Week

IN THE DISTRICT

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DC ranks No. 2 on one list of best cities for college graduates

LOCAL

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Did you know Va. has its own professional basketball team?

Sports

Arizona Diamondbacks v Washington Nationals

Commanders and the D.C. government are in talks on a stadium deal, AP source says

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Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center honored with award for reducing patient waiting times

Insight by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

'Ghosts' (Part 2)

Episode 13 — Strength in Unity: One Woman's Mission to Empower MS Warriors

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

220 | Status of Race in America

476 | Trump's high-stakes tariff war with China

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April Simpkins, mental health advocate and mother of Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst

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