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A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark 04/03/2025 09:39am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons. It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, The Latest: Business leaders warn Trump tariffs will raise prices for US consumers 04/02/2025 08:53pm • President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying ���our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered��� by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed a willingness to dismantle a global economic system that the United States helped to build after Senate rebukes Trump���s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports 04/02/2025 08:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump���s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, p Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government says 04/02/2025 07:46pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.S. government said. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by immigration offic Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts 04/02/2025 07:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order ��� which was quickly rescinded ��� that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospit No slowdown in pace of President Trump's first 100 days 04/01/2025 04:19pm • This article is sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. President Trump is now more than halfway through the first 100 days of his second term and his administration has maintained a torrid pace of policy changes and sweeping cuts to the federal workforce. His swift implementation of ta So, what's Signal? Tech expert on app Trump administration used to discuss attack plans 03/27/2025 10:59am • Amid the fallout regarding a Signal chat among senior national security officials that inadvertently included The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, tech expert Ken Colburn of Data Doctors says the app is secure for messaging. "When we say secure, we're talking about communication between A closer look at the legal issues surrounding Trump's order to overhaul elections 03/27/2025 07:54am • A political expert is weighing in on some of the legal challenges that could arise from President Donald Trump's efforts to make major changes related to elections and how they are carried out. Trump signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections, including requiring documentary proof o Duke University���s hybrid executive Master of Public Affairs program advances leadership for the common good 03/24/2025 12:08pm • This content is sponsored by Duke University. Duke University has launched a new Master of Public Affairs program to help public affairs leaders across sectors deepen their knowledge, enhance their skills and amplify their impact ��� all without leaving their jobs. The MPA program is offered b ACLU of DC urges local universities to protect free speech on campus 03/20/2025 09:00pm • The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. has sent a letter to eight universities urging them to ensure that free speech is protected on campus. Scott Michelman, legal director with the ACLU of D.C., told WTOP the recent arrests and detentions of a Columbia University student and a Georgetown Un Georgetown Uni. researcher detained by federal immigration officials 03/20/2025 07:50am • A researcher at Georgetown University was detained by federal immigration agents on Monday night. Badar Khan Suri is a postdoctoral fellow at the university's School of Service and teaches a course on ���Majoritarianism and Minority Rights in South Asia" at the school's Center for Muslim-Christia Montgomery Co. students look to 'democratize' how schools deal with maintenance issues 03/13/2025 04:48am • At Poolesville High School in Maryland, two seniors ��� Eric Huang and Pranav Karthikeyan ��� noticed the process of submitting requests for maintenance issues at the school was far from efficient. The students, who are a part of the school���s science, math and technology program, would soon California man sentenced after Montgomery Co. woman loses over $700K in gold bar scam 03/12/2025 05:30pm • A California man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after stealing nearly $800,000 from a woman in Montgomery County, Maryland, through a gold bar scam that authorities believe is targeting victims nationwide. Wenhui Sun, 35, was sentenced Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Co Time is running out to get a Real ID compliant identification card 03/12/2025 05:59am • A deadline is quickly approaching for air travelers to have an updated Real ID. On May 7, anyone looking to board a plane, or even enter certain federal facilities, will need to have IDs that are in compliance with the Real ID Act. ���Maryland, D.C., Virginia, there's still time to get your Re How to financially prepare for a government shutdown 03/11/2025 08:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application ap