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Election 2026 Redistricting Virginia

Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts

As National Guard soldier patrol, workers continue to apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, May 8 on the National Mall in Washington.

Lawsuit filed to stop Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Abortion Pill Politics

Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill

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Amigos Mexican Grill in Laurel shut down after Cinco de Mayo shooting, stabbing

East Potomac Golf Course

DC's public golf courses will remain open under new deal with Trump administration

FEMA Lader

Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role

New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

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Accused White House correspondents' dinner attacker pleads not guilty

Washington Nationals team dog Natty to make major league debut Friday

What’s behind the wave of restaurant closures in Downtown DC and beyond?

Prince William Co. officials celebrate $81M Minnieville-Parkway interchange groundbreaking

USPS floats more financial aid from Congress as way to avoid running out of cash next year

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Nationals Notebook: Looking for glove in all the wrong places?

France Hantavirus Ship

Americans from hantavirus cruise arrive in Nebraska

Bowie State University

DC-area universities cutting staff as funding declines

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New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

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Restaurant owners weigh DC’s recent wave of closures

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Pentagon UFO files spark reaction at Air & Space Museum

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How kickball on the National Mall brought a couple together

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Preakness is scaling down, but the celebrations aren't

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New exhibit tells story of victims, takedown in 2002 DC sniper case

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DC struggles to attract international tourists

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This Va. school lunch club teaches kids tech to help their peers and teachers

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One of DC’s oldest homes hits the market

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Gavel

School bus attendant charged with sexual assault of 3 children

NBA Draft Lottery Basketball

Column: Wizards' 3rd time picking No. 1 will be the charm

Wireless router

Data Doctors: The home device hackers love most

America 250: Rosalynn Carter’s 50-year fight for mental health

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Fairfax Co. offers tools for residents taking care of a loved one at the end of their life

New FBI warning highlights mobile security threats

Insight by BlackBerry

Martin's Tavern in Georgetown.

Martin's Tavern in Georgetown featured on 'Saturday Night Live'

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Child dies after falling 10 floors from Prince George's Co. apartment building

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As the weather warms up, the bugs that bite you are ramping up

Police lights and yellow police tape at crime scene

DC teen dies after Tenleytown shooting

Vote here sign outside DC library

'Younger voters tend to be a bit more receptive': DC to use ranked choice voting for the first time

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

'He's gonna make a little bit of Late Night history': Stephen Colbert's final 2 weeks of shows

Panda Fest in DC

Panda Fest to make DC debut this summer

US Energy Crisis

WATCH: Gas prices keep rising and other top local headlines

County News

DC’s public golf courses will remain open under new deal with Trump administration

Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts

Amigos Mexican Grill in Laurel shut down after Cinco de Mayo shooting, stabbing

Prince William Co. officials celebrate $81M Minnieville-Parkway interchange groundbreaking

Lawsuit filed to stop Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

EDUCATION

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Teachers take on potty training at Anne Arundel schools

TRAVEL

Denver Airport Incident

NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver

WORLD

Iran War Strait of Hormuz

Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'

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CNN founder Ted Turner dies at age 87

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PHOTOS: Fine art meets high fashion at 2026 Met Gala

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

America 250: Rosalynn Carter’s 50-year fight for mental health

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America 250: How gas streetlights transformed American cities

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