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President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for a major mass deportation plan to commence during his first 100 days in office. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest on some of the options the Trump team is pursuing.

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown

Closings & Delays

Alexandria City High School celebrated Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles on Sunday.

Alexandria City High School cancels in-person instruction after fights leave students, staff injured

TikTok Lawsuit

Politics, not technology, would be hardest part of potential TikTok ban

Things to do in the DC area: New Year's Eve parties, National Menorah Lighting ... and more!

Holidays got you tense? This DC rage room and axe throwing spot has a solution

A pediatrician's tips for choosing holiday gifts for young children

PHOTOS: Remembering DC's 'Snowpocalypse' 15 years later

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Prince George’s Co. police help local students cross items off their Christmas wish lists

Trial lawyer for DC's 'King of Cocaine' remembers his high-profile client

Gov. Moore: 'The best site for the Commanders is still Maryland'

2 dogs killed, 2 women injured in Bethesda after dog attack

More federal hiring reforms to come, as Congress passes Chance to Compete Act

Freedom High School students and teacher Carlos Wallace standing with poinsettias.

Prince William County students with disabilities grow poinsettias, collect donations to benefit peers

Santa visit sick kids at MedStar Georgetown

Sick kids at MedStar Georgetown get their Christmas wish: to go home

The National Menorah's LED lights turn on during a test at Art Display Co. in Capitol heights, Maryland.

He fled the Holocaust and started the company behind the National Menorah. Now, his family is carrying on his legacy

Young man is sitting on a couch with his head in his hands, feeling down during the holiday season, while his girlfriend is looking at him

What's the worst gift you've ever got?

Escape the holiday madness and unleash your stress at the Kraken Rage Room

Residents near RFK Stadium site react to news Congress could transfer property to DC

Mayor Bowser celebrates federal funding deal that gives DC control of RFK stadium site

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Prince William Co. students with disabilities grow poinsettias, collect donations

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A very DC version of ‘Annie’ hits the stage

Why the building of the National Menorah is a family affair

Do you remember the worst present you’ve ever received?

Home for the holidays: MedStar family gets their wish granted

Dedication of Loudoun County’s first primary school blends celebration with history lesson

How can Prince George’s make it safer for kids to walk to school?

Santa stops by MedStar Georgetown in DC bearing gifts for children

DC's National Building Museum opens first-ever ice skating rink

Veterans commemorate the Battle of the Bulge 80 years later at DC memorial

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DC Council committee recommends expelling Trayon White amid bribery allegation

What do riders think of the newly automated trains on Metro’s Red Line?

Forget the holly, there’s a giant mistletoe in Downtown DC

Prince William Co. school’s turf grass program gets equipment, scholarships through Toro partnership

WTOP’s Car Review: This Genesis SUV looks to pamper you

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Va. Gov. Youngkin unveils ambitious budget proposal for his final year as governor

Guests have to order at kiosks.

KFC’s newest store looks absolutely nothing like a KFC

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Residents near RFK Stadium site react to news Congress could transfer property to DC

Generals prepare for inauguration by viewing map

US military holds first rehearsal for inauguration ceremonies

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US stocks fall sharply and Dow tumbles 1,100 points after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

FILE - Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen (93) looks on between plays during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, FIle)

Commanders' Jonathan Allen could be back this season after tearing pectoral muscle in October

The Health Care Agenda: Action needed to avoid ‘oncoming crisis’ in medical care, AMA president, Rep. Murphy caution

Insight by American Medical Association

Dangerous Air Bags

US retreats from massive air bag recall and says industry comments show need for more investigation

Why 5G is both flexible and secure

Insight by T-Mobile

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Slow down: Here's where Arlington Co. is installing 8 new school zone speed cameras

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Mayor Bowser celebrates federal funding deal that gives DC control of RFK stadium site

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Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year

Capitol Hanukkah

Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power

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Santa stops by MedStar Georgetown in DC bearing gifts for children

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Historic building in Frederick opens as hotel with Bryan Voltaggio restaurant

The latest iteration of Annie follows a young foster kid who’s been living in a Southeast D.C. orphanage with five of her friends.

A very DC version of 'Annie' hits the stage this weekend

Bird Flu

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

Republicans in the House have blocked the release of the House Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz after sinking two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the committee to make the report public. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that and some of the other top news on Capitol Hill.

In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, multiple outlets say

The inauguration of President Barack Obama, January 20th 2009. Unrecognizable crowds in the Washington DC Mall.

DC's economy eager for 'inauguration boost' as hotels are nearly 50% booked already

A U.S. marshal, left, looking for a suspect, shows a mug shot to a man found allegedly using drugs in a crackhouse, according to police, in Washington, D.C., July 18, 1989. This scene, and many like it, were repeated many times during operation STOP: Street Terror Offender Program. Some 456 fugitives were arrested as a result of the eight-week anti-drug program, which is part of President George H.W. Bush's War on Drugs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DC crack kingpin Rayful Edmond dies months after transfer from prison

County News

Things to do in the DC area: New Year’s Eve parties, National Menorah Lighting … and more!

A pediatrician’s tips for choosing holiday gifts for young children

Alexandria City High School cancels in-person instruction after fights leave students, staff injured

Politics, not technology, would be hardest part of potential TikTok ban

Prince George’s Co. police help local students cross items off their Christmas wish lists

In this image from video Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., uses an AI program on her iPad to speak in the chamber of the House of Representatives, Thursday, July 25, 2024 at the Capitol in Washington. A rare neurological disease robbed Wexton of her ability to speak clearly. But with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program, the Virginia Democrat usee a clone of her voice to deliver what is believed to be the first speech on the House floor ever given via a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, thrusting Wexton into a broader debate about over artificial intelligence. (House Television via AP)

Virginia Rep. Wexton, stepping away due to severe illness, gives final speech in Congress

In the biggest game of the year, Dom Knicely delivered once again for the Madison Warhawks, taking them to brink of the Virginia 6A championship and earning the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week for the second straight week.

Player of the Week: Madison High’s Dom Knicely

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Free ice skating for the holidays at DC museum — minus the frigid temps

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Kamala Harris tells students to ‘stay in the fight’ after the election

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Tom Cruise receives top honor from the Navy for boosting the military with his screen roles

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Virginia Gov. Youngkin pitches tax relief amendment

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Pet of the Week: Odie is an 'absolute dream'

Car Review: 2025 Nissan Kicks

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2 killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin

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Teenage girl shot near DC's Dunbar High School; police release photo of suspect

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8 shot, 1 man killed in mass shooting and crash in Baltimore suburb of Towson, police say

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From military to making money: Boot camp aims to aid veterans in transition to entrepreneurship

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Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Part 2)

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