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Artemis II launch inspires crowds at NASA Goddard

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Federal building sales reopen redevelopment questions in Southwest DC

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Quadruple amputee facing murder charges in Maryland ordered held without bond

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Several line up outside Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

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Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 1, 2025.

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