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‘Do your job!’: Jeers as Montgomery County Council members delay a budget vote

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DC students' recovery from learning loss during the pandemic leads the nation

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Acting Police Chief Daniel Frishkorn gives an update on the crash

Driver sentenced to 10 years in birthday party hit-and-run that killed DC woman

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Arrest warrant issued for suspect in shooting at Cinco de Mayo celebration at Laurel restaurant

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Local first-generation students head to Georgetown, Holy Cross and UPenn

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The Preakness is coming to Laurel Park this weekend

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250 objects for 250 years at the National Museum of American History

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The 'secret' Revolutionary War statue next to the DOJ building

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Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs

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This mosquito season, Capitol Hill residents are biting back

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Retired volunteers become a part of an elementary school community in Md.

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Trump’s reflecting pool repairs delayed, over budget

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Newest National Mall protest art installation features vintage video games

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WMATA announces plan to accommodate RFK Stadium

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Freedom Truck exhibit brings Revolutionary War history to Maryland, DC

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Meet Indy, an adventurous pup with a love for treats

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Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project

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New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

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Restaurant owners weigh DC’s recent wave of closures

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America 250: How adaptability, not size, helped companies survive the Industrial Revolution

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WTOP General Manager Joel Oxley announces retirement after nearly 35 years of leadership

Anti Christian Bias Task Force

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall

'Beautiful weave of the American past': Smithsonian museum celebrates American history through 250 years

Justice Antitrust

In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

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Fairfax County prosecutor denies to lawmakers giving preferential treatment to those in US illegally

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: A DC Streetcar travels east along H Street, prior to being discontinued, on March 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the streetcars would shut down in March 2026, marking just over 10 years in operation, and they will be replaced by a trolleybus line by 2027. The streetcars operated on a 2.2 mile route along H Street and Benning Road in the city's Northeast quadrant, and according to the American Public Transportation Association, 835,900 people rode the DC Streetcar in 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Judge orders former DC nonprofit chief to return over $1M

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New Virginia law banning ‘assault firearms’ prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups

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Former medical technician found not competent to stand trial for murder of philanthropist in Potomac senior living facility

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DC Water CEO called to testify on Capitol Hill in investigation of Potomac Interceptor sewage spill

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