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A group of Florida International University students protest against cuts in federal funding and an agreement by campus police to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on the FIU campus on a day of protests around the country in support of higher education, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Miami.

International students fear losing their student visas

With the Capitol in the background, two women toast in the air from afar while enjoying a warm fall afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, as the sun begins to set on the National Mall in Washington.

Saturday expected to be hottest day of the year — so far

Police lights on first responder vehicles at crime scene.

Woman kidnapped at gunpoint in Bethesda, suspect surrenders after barricading inside car

MPD presence at The Wharf on Friday night.

6 people arrested after large group of teens descend on DC's Wharf

Food-Ice Cream Dreams

DC-area ice cream shop owner looking for buyer to scoop up her business

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Report: Up to 100,000 Marylanders could lose coverage if Medicaid imposes work requirements

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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law

Va. youth soccer association Virginia Revolution merges with Loudoun United

Prince William supervisors near final approval for tax hike on homeowners, data centers

Gregg Popovich has medical incident in restaurant, is resting at home, AP source says

Trump administration estimates 50,000 federal employees will lose civil service protections

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, as Abrego Garcia's mother Cecilia Garcia, left, and wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura, right, listen at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Md. Senator Chris Van Hollen returns from El Salvador, says case of mistakenly deported man is about far more than one person

Rina Gandhi, one of Abrego Garcia’s attorneys,

How the meaning of one word landed at the center of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case

Maryland Deportation Error

'Prayers have been answered': Abrego Garcia's wife responds to meeting with Md. senator

Maryland Deportation Error

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Maryland Deportation Error

Lawyer: Document labeling Abrego Garcia as a gang member written by fired Prince George's Co. officer

Maryland Deportation Error

Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

Maryland Deportation Error

Testing a court's authority: What judges can do if court orders are not followed by the Trump administration

El Salvador Deportation Error

The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments

Maryland Deportation Error

Wife of mistakenly deported Maryland man responds to release of protective order filing

Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, embraces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mother of Maryland woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive is ‘special guest’ at White House briefing

Deportation Battle

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

Prince George's Co. draws White House ire after ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged in brother's death

Justice Department Gang Leader

Judge grants Justice Department's request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

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US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Trump US El Salvador Protest

Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That's likely illegal

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen returns to US after visiting Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

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There’s ‘no love in the air’ with DC’s dating scene

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Some Fairfax Co. kids use spring break to catch up

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Local zoo looking for group who broke into facility

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Fairfax Co. supervisors propose cutting middle school after-school programs

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Expert calls federal facility locations 'a balancing act' after new Trump order

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Virginia Valley Vipers look to put pro basketball on the map in Loudoun Co.

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Prince George’s Co. firefighters give safety tips after fatal house fire

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president

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2025 Inaugural FIFA Club World Cup

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Future of DC’s RFK Stadium site could be determined by ballot initiative

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DC residents get a new way to compost their food scraps

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Walk among the tulips at Burnside Farms

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345 names added to DC’s National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

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Virgina-based Capital One to become nation’s largest credit card company with Discover approval

Credit Cards Late Fees Lawsuit

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Symposium honoring murdered Bowie State student aims to inspire 'meaningful dialogue'

Education-International Students

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students

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Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public

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Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Super Bowl performance in new defamation claims

DoD Modernization Exchange: Test software at the speed of need

Insight by Tricentis

Florida State Shooter

'It could have been me': FSU student who saw gunman fire first few shots recounts harrowing shooting

DoD Modernization Exchange: Top 4 DoD cyber challenges, plus strategies to solve them

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APTOPIX Israel Palestinians

Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

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Dreaming of life on a private island? Check out this Chesapeake Bay property listed at $2.7M

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WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Known & Loved 2025 Hazy IPA

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1 dead, 5 injured after BW Parkway crash, southbound lanes reopen

Montgomery County police cruiser

17-year-old Montgomery Co. student charged with threats of mass violence, hate crime

APTOPIX Blackhawks Capitals Hockey

Lighting the lamp: Washington Capitals prepare for the playoffs

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There’s no bipartisan love in the air with DC’s dating scene

RFK Assassination Files Released

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order

University of Maryland Library

U.Md. business school offering free AI classes, discounts for federal workers

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Va. zoo searching for group of people who broke in, damaged equipment

A woman leg lifts at Planet Fitness in the Columbia Mall on July 24, 2017 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Friday Freebies: BOGO movie tickets and burritos, free massages and more

County News

Saturday expected to be hottest day of the year — so far

International students fear losing their student visas

6 people arrested after large group of teens descend on DC’s Wharf

Woman kidnapped at gunpoint in Bethesda, suspect surrenders after barricading inside car

US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

The stage at the National Cannabis Festival.

Things to do in the DC area: The National Cannabis Festival's 420 Week, Bloom Ride, and more!

Ducklings in a box.

DC’s Planet Word Museum launches Duck Cam ahead of ducklings' birth

A cardboard box placed at the entrance

Why 'Buy Nothing' groups are thriving in the DC area

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Mesmerizing! Colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

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WATCH: Peep inside the Peeps factory

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Butterfingers! Vance fumbles Ohio State’s NCAA football championship trophy

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Walk among the tulips at this Virginia farm

'Clarens Estate' in Alexandria listed for $10M

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Europe US Ukraine

Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war

LOCAL

Students at Pine Spring School in Falls Church, Virginia.

With peers on vacation, some Fairfax Co. kids use spring break to catch up

AROUND THE REGION

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'A beacon of light': Montgomery Co. center helps inmates get ready for freedom

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