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'We don't need a king': Protesters at US Capitol push back against 'executive overreach' and cuts to federal workforce

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Apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the US arrested in Maryland

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Delta plane flips upside down at Toronto airport

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One of the country's largest African American Baptist churches pulls Christmas show from Kennedy Center

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To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

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Europe and US at a crossroads after trans-Atlantic rift

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The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess

There is help for probationary employees who were terminated

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

CBS News confirmed mass firings have begun at the education department, where some who were hired most recently were sent letters informing them they've been fired from their position effective immediately. It comes as a federal judge has cleared the way for federal workers to accept a buyout proposal from the Trump administration in exchange for resigning.

'I am not going to go quietly': Federal workers lose jobs in sweeping DOGE cuts

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal

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Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

Thousands of probationary federal health workers fired by letter this weekend

'The climate is pretty dire right now': What's next for fired federal probationary employees?

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Protesters at US Capitol push back against ‘executive overreach’ and cuts to federal workforce

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Thousands remain without power after winds slam DC area

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Workplace romances are flourishing, but why?

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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower

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DC protesters condemn what they say is a federal attack on local autonomy

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Youth curfew at National Harbor begins

DC mayor details hopes for RFK Stadium site

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Valentine’s Day — according to local 4- and 5-year-olds

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Valentine’s Day rally shows 'love' for federal workers

DC United’s new 2025 away jersey pays tribute to the District’s music scene

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Seuk’s Army takes flight from Culpeper Regional Airport with 22 rescue pets

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Thousands still without power as high winds whip through DC region

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Md. debates banning arrest of homeless people in public places

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Prince George’s executive candidates make their cases at forum, as clock ticks down

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DC officials prepare for Trump's next executive order that would give the feds more influence in the District

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Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

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Colombian superstar Shakira cancels her concert in Lima after being hospitalized

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NTSB briefing gives new clues to cause of midair collision near Reagan National Airport

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One of the country’s largest African American Baptist churches pulls Christmas show from Kennedy Center

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

Va. coach describes how skating community is working to heal afer plane crash near Reagan National

Thousands still without power as high winds whip through DC region

Lane, ramp closures on northbound I-495 in Tysons start Monday

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Where to find 19 Md. distilleries in one place

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Demolition of old RFK site won’t be implosion, Events DC says

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Why a curfew is back at National Harbor

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DC United’s new 2025 Soul Jersey

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Prince George's Co. funeral director found guilty of shooting, killing pallbearer during service for slain 10-year-old

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