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DC delegate race draws serious contenders for first time since 1971

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CAVA’s co-founder says impatience inspired its fast casual concept

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Dorothy wants to open a LGBTQ-friendly cafe for friends

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Dorothy wants to open a LGBTQ-friendly cafe for friends

Mohamed Magassouba and Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy.

Prince George’s Co. jury awards $2.35M to officer who refused to falsify report

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The DC area's coolest vintage media museum is hidden away in Bowie

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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

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RFK: A look back at a stadium's ecstatic, disappointing, odd, historic and stomach-turning moments

Trump snubs Virginia’s GOP nominee for governor even as she’s attacked as too ‘MAGA’

Is federal immigration policy contributing to drop in Fairfax Co. schools enrollment?

House Democrats launch probe into government shutdown layoff plans

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SHUTDOWN LATEST: Furloughs hit federal employees exempt from shutdown

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Protecting furloughed federal workers from getting scammed

Trump says he's open to health care deal but government must reopen first

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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

A shutdown special cocktail.

Where to find deals, specials for federal workers during the shutdown

APTOPIX Government Shutdown

Furloughs hit federal employees exempt from shutdown, laid-off staff told to keep working

West Building of the National Art Gallery

National Gallery of Art temporarily closed due to government shutdown

New International Spy Museum

The federal government is shut down, but DC is still open

A woman looks at her phone while walking past the US Capitol building on the first day of the government shutdown Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. The US government began shutting down after midnight on October 1 as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region

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Little-known MD museum tells the story of radio and TV in America

Judge denies government’s request to delay Abrego Gargia’s legal proceedings

Md. mother and daughter tackling Marine Corps Marathon together

Having Jayden Daniels back changes everything for the Commanders

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Surge of service — one lineman’s mission to keep the lights on

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At Mita, Latin America comes to life through vegetables

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Relive RFK Stadium’s greatest moments, from the gridiron to Beatlemania

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Go-Go Museum & Cafe starts ‘Sustaining the Beat’ campaign

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Kensington Volunteer Fire Department celebrates its 100th anniversary

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Trying to create something new in Old Town Bowie

Virginia man preparing to run his 40th Marine Corps Marathon

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U.Md. students used AI to detect weapons in schools

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Mideast Wars Two Years

A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

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Prince George's Co. Council explores ways to relieve shortage of primary care doctors

Salvadoran migrant and US resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez as he arrives at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 25.

Judge denies government's request to delay Abrego Gargia's legal proceedings

Loudoun County School Board seal

In a reversal vote, Loudoun Co. school board will allow charter schools to ask for funding to cover facility upgrades

APTOPIX Federal Crackdown-Chicago

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

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Maryland Democrats propose new districts as more states move to redraw US House districts

Mission meets performance: What federal agencies can learn from NIB’s workforce model

Insight by National Industries for the Blind

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, speaks to the audience during gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger's bus tour stop in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 26.

Trump's GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom

Beyond wellness: How Donohoe is redefining workplace well-being

Insight by Kaiser Permanente

Government Shutdown WIC

'Anybody who comes will be served': DC-area nonprofit prepares for potential WIC crisis

Vaccines CDC

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

A mass Friday night at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Northwest D.C. kicked off a six-week "season of healing" for the Archdiocese of Washington. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

Man arrested, charged with having Molotov cocktail outside DC church

Virginia (right) Adriana Vastag (left) at a Delaware marathon.

Md. mom to run Marine Corps Marathon with her daughter, the 'Energizer Bunny'

Food-Dubai Chocolate

The Dubai chocolate craze is now about much more than bars

Doctor talking to Black woman during medical examination.

Black Americans diagnosed with heart failure 14 years earlier than white Americans, study finds

Attendees at the Maryland Renaissance Festival dress up and enjoy the spectacles

Maryland Renaissance Festival organizers turn on the heat against illegal ticket sales

DC Councilwoman Brooke Pinto

Brooke Pinto tells WTOP she's challenging Norton for DC's seat in Congress

County News

RFK: A look back at a stadium’s ecstatic, disappointing, odd, historic and stomach-turning moments

CAVA’s co-founder says impatience inspired its fast casual concept

Protecting furloughed federal workers from getting scammed

The DC area’s coolest vintage media museum is hidden away in Bowie

DC delegate race draws serious contenders for first time since 1971

Dominican Day Parade

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

Council member Natali Fani-González, Maryland Del. Deni Taveras and District Supervisor Andres Jimenez.

DC area Hispanic leaders on 'being a target"

Two people dancing during Fiesta D.C.

‘How can you not have a party’: Celebration at Fiesta DC continues amid immigration enforcement

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Food-Dubai Chocolate

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WATCH: Maryland leaders announce shutdown contingency plans

Giant Corn Maze

Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost

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Coach Joe Gibbs and the Burgandy and Gold

Relive RFK Stadium’s greatest moments, from the gridiron to Beatlemania

Luxembourg Abdication Enthronement

Luxembourg celebrates new grand duke

2025 Government Shutdown

Sports

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Four Downs with the Commanders: Daniels returns for a rally on the road

National

The U.S. Capitol dome and a traffic turn signal are seen from Pennsylvania Avenue, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington.

Unions ask judge to block immediate firings of federal workers, which White House said could begin Monday

Government

Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts released by Justice Department

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein

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22 Hours: A Second Look

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Episode 7: Dan Simons, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Founding Farmers Restaurant Group

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

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How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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