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Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

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Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears

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US bombs Iranian military sites, then downs missiles Tehran fired at troops in Kuwait

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Arlington Co. leaders close to finalizing deal to move high school to Amazon campus

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At the Kennedy Center, a protest of Trump-led changes turns into a party

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Local students showcase inventions at KID Museum

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This DC superhero superfan writes a comic of his own

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DC second graders ‘graduate’ with a new set of wheels

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'I didn’t know I could go that fast': Virginia pizza maker breaks record

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DC Sports, Filtered: MLB's push for a salary cap

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Free grocery store opens inside Prince George’s Co. library

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A 185‑year‑old diary is the center of the Anacostia Community Museum’s new exhibit

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4 DC eateries named among North America’s 50 Best Restaurants

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Arlington bar embraces women’s sports as part of its rebrand

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The way Metro is going after bus fare evaders may be a nationwide first

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Prince George’s Co. hopes to lure Hollywood execs with new film studio

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KID Museum

Local middle schoolers showcase inventions at Bethesda's KID Museum meant to improve life on Earth

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with work on the new "anti-weaponization" fund, including making any payouts. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.

Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill DOJ's 'anti-weaponization' fund

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Spanberger's vetoes have her butting heads with fellow Democrats

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14 Maryland high school students named at semifinalists for US Presidential Scholars program

The sun rises behind the Washington Monument.

After 18-year run, DC's Capital Weather Gang spins off from the Post

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Montgomery County police search for groups breaking into cars across Silver Spring

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Fire destroys popular Zandra's Taqueria in downtown Culpeper

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Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' for nation's 250th anniversary after artists drop out

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NTSB says high rate of speed factored into deadly I-95 bus crash in Stafford Co.; bus driver charged

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Survivor, advocate: Inexpensive radon test can head-off lifelong lung cancer battle

Wildlife game camera image, drone used to arrest man in fatal shooting of Virginia deputy

Judge postpones civil trial over deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge after late settlements

Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears

Bus driver in deadly Stafford Co. crash had previous speed-related arrest and citations

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