Top News from WTOP – 6PM Update – August 5, 2025

The latest local news impacting D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia. Today’s stories include: President Trump once again threatens to seize control of the District if local leaders don’t address crime issues, and a bond hearing over a Maryland mother accused of killing her two children.

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