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Narrow win for Virginia Democrat Eugene Vindman in competitive congressional race

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'I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign:' Harris accepts election results but urges supporters to keep fighting

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KETTERING, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 22: Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks speaks at The Grooming Lounge barbershop on October 22, 2024 in Kettering, Maryland. Alsobrooks is in a tight race with her opponent Maryland Republican Senate candidate former Gov. Larry Hogan, with recent polls showing Alsobrooks pulling ahead in a race that could impact control of the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Who will succeed County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Prince George’s?

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Q&A: Who showed up for Trump in the polls?

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Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

DC-area voters react to Trump's win

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, as the campaign season comes to an end. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

Alsobrooks takes the crown in Md. race, becomes state's first Black senator

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DC voters pass Initiative 83, vote to keep indicted Council member White in office

U.S. Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., kicked off his 2024 reelection bid this week with a campaign stop in Richmond. (Courtesy Graham Moomaw/Virginia Mercury)

WATCH: Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia wins 3rd term to the US Senate

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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) walks off the field after playing against the New York Giants in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Jayden Daniels' breakout season with Washington is no surprise to those who knew him before the NFL

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1 killed, 3 injured in chain-reaction Capital Beltway crash

Donald Trump claims victory after win in Pennsylvania

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Alsobrooks celebrates victory as Md.’s first Black senator

DC-area voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for president, local races

Dance party at DC library held to welcome new ‘Green Book’ exhibit

Take a sneak peek inside soon-to-open Italian eatery Osteria Mozza

Montgomery Co. high schoolers create haunted trail where screams benefit charity

Husband of hate crime victim asks: Are we safe in DC?

DC theater company finds new home under Southwest apartment building

Is this 200-year-old building on Route 1 in College Park haunted?

Don’t waste Halloween: Where and how to donate your leftover pumpkins

Do you know the urban legend of Northern Virginia's Bunny Man?

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Yard signs supporting the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz tickets appear side by side around the D.C. area as voters head to the polls to cast a historic ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. (WTOP/Jimmy Alexander)

Trump or Harris — No matter who wins, Election 2024 will be historic

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Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump's victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500

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Suspect in 2022 Woodbridge murder arrested at Dulles

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Internet provider FrontierBundles is offering $2,000 to pairs of friends willing to play 21 hours of video games together and report back on their experience.

Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor

The Greater Washington Partnership refreshes its transportation blueprint

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: People watch the CNN presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a debate watch party at Shaws Tavern on June 27, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden and Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential cycle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dealing with Election Day anxiety — 'avoid apocalyptic, end-of-times predictions'

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Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world -- again

Georgetown guard Jayden Epps (10) goes to the basket against Providence guard Devin Carter (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Georgetown men's basketball preview: Hoyas looking for a second-year surge

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Player of the Week: Senior Jon Malatesta leads Washington-Liberty to Liberty Conference title

Election 2024 America Votes Arizona

Economy ranked as a top issue but it's this concern that drove many voters to the polls

Election 2024 America Votes Montana

Bomb threats in swing states disrupt a mostly smooth Election Day

SILVER SPRINGS, MD - MAY 25: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Judge Leonard Ruben (L) and his wife, Maryland State Senator Ida G. Ruben (R), attend the AFI Salute to Jack Valenti and special screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at the newly constructed "The Majestic 20" theatre May 25, 2004 in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Photo by David S. Holloway/Getty Images)

Ida Ruben, ‘relentless champion for Montgomery County’ in Annapolis, dies at 95

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Play money leads to real life financial literacy in Montgomery Co. schools

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Who will succeed County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Prince George’s?

Germantown woman charged after attempting to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend

Former NFL player turned Hyattsville restaurateur shot during attempted robbery

WATCH: Kamala Harris makes concession speech in 2024 Presidential Election at Howard University

1 killed, 3 injured in chain-reaction Capital Beltway crash

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Last call for fall festival fun at big Northern Virginia farm

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'There's magic in here': Look inside an Italian eatery before it opens in DC

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'A round of a-paws for these pups!': Learn how your dog can become a National Park Service-certified B.A.R.K. Ranger

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Donald Trump claims victory during his watch party in Florida

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Tim Kaine declares Senate victory in Virginia

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Supporters of Democratic Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks cheer after polls closed, during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

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A Montgomery County couple could get 30 years in prison for neglect that caused the death of a child

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The common problem that could lead to a water bill as high as $10K

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Following tragedy, a police officer's back at work and reclaiming his weekend job

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