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Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

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Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

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Is that a Cybertruck? Montgomery County's huge, metallic, bulletproof speed cameras catch attention

Travel Delays

Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 1, 2025.

Barack Obama’s past comments haunt Virginia Democrats’ efforts to gerrymander new districts

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Why 'unretired' seniors are picking up gig work to pay the bills

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What are the astronauts up to on Artemis II's moon-bound mission?

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Goodwill ambassadors hope to connect visitors to Japanese culture at Cherry Blossom Festival

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Analysis: Where the Iran war stands and the president’s attempt to sell it

Naked burglar strikes again in Fairfax County. This time, he was caught on camera

‘Fedlandia’: New neighborhood could take shape in DC amid sale of federal buildings

‘Overlooked’ DHS staff sound off on shutdown

The Washington Monument in the distance on March 30, 2021 in Washington, DC

Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more!

Thomas Jefferson memorial

Sea wall rebuild at Tidal Basin almost finished, and Stumpy is still part of it

Washington Cherry Blossoms

A status update on DC's cherry blossoms

an afternoon tea service, beautifully arranged on a modern, three-tiered silver stand shaped like a drop

11 cherry blossom-themed teas to celebrate spring in the DC area

cherry blossoms line both sides of a street

See cherry blossoms without the tourists, traffic or long lines

cherry blossoms on the tidal basin

As cherry blossoms reach peak bloom, one unusual tree stands out

Washington Cherry Blossom

PHOTOS: Visitors flock to Tidal Basin for peak cherry blossom viewing

APTOPIX Washington Cherry Blossom

Washington’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital

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Ambassadors connect visitors to Japanese culture at National Cherry Blossom Festival

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Large speed cameras generate stares, tickets in Montgomery Co.

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Naked burglar strikes again in Fairfax County. This time, he was caught on camera

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Do you know the obscure story of DC's ‘Phantom Tollbooth’?

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Artemis II launch inspires crowds at NASA Goddard

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Federal building sales reopen redevelopment questions in Southwest DC

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Quadruple amputee facing murder charges in Maryland ordered held without bond

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Several line up outside Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

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From Superbowl MVPs to Wish kids, Disney is the home of Champions

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How a Southeast DC transitional housing facility recovered from a nearby gas explosion

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It’s the end of the road for the DC Streetcar

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Sea wall rebuild at Tidal Basin almost finished, and Stumpy lives on

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Adoptable Pet of the Week: Ricky

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Boy running through a Giant Food grocery store

2 teens arrested after shooting inside Germantown Giant grocery store that injured 1

Photo Highlights of March

Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash

Bodycam released of shooting man with autism

Howard Co. police chief retires days after footage released of officers shooting man with autism

Do you know the obscure story of DC’s ‘Phantom Tollbooth?’

a group of people sat cheering

Artemis II viewing party at NASA Goddard Visitor Center launches big dreams

collage image of dj on left and dancing crowd on right

Inside ‘Save Your Soul,’ Baltimore’s beloved, long-running dance party

America 250: Years of changing perceptions on mental health and how to treat it

America 250 | In partnership with Delta Dental

DC mayor hugs a waste collector

DC spring cleanup underway, with road repairs and rat control efforts

America 250: Transportation at the Brooklyn Bridge

America 250 | In partnership with AAR

Ted Bundy Victim

New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974

New Hampshire Crash Mirman

'Bob's Burgers' actor Eugene Mirman rescued from fiery crash by New Hampshire governor's detail

APTOPIX Trump Iran US

Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

Fairfax County police cruiser

Northern Virginia women pickpocketed by nimble-fingered thieves

two attorneys speak outside courthouse at news conference

Quad amputee pro cornhole player is denied bond. Attorneys argue he shot his friend in self-defense

eagles on a branch

DC's most famous bald eagle is feeling fly and expecting eaglets

Justice Department DC Mayor

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says DC Council is going 'soft on crime'

CBP K9 alerted to marijuana in a traveler's checked baggage at BWI airport.

247 pounds of marijuana intercepted at BWI Marshall in four London-bound flights

crime scene tape with police lights in background

2 DC men arrested after man found bound, set on fire in Logan Circle apartment

composite of a chicken and a woman holding a chicken

When egg producers retire, HenPals finds them new homes

Kenny Nails working for Pepco, fixes wires downed during this weekend's snow storm to restore power to a neighborhood in Rockville, Md., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WATCH: Pepco proposes rate hike in Maryland and other Top Local Headlines

County News

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

Goodwill ambassadors hope to connect visitors to Japanese culture at Cherry Blossom Festival

Howard Co. police chief retires days after footage released of officers shooting man with autism

What is that thing? Large prismatic speed cameras generate stares, tickets in Montgomery Co.

Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more!

Hands holding paper head, human brain with flowers, self care and mental health concept

America 250: Years of changing perceptions on mental health and how to treat it

Brooklyn Bridge

America 250: Transportation at the Brooklyn Bridge

Lit burners on a gas stove

America 250: How natural gas made its way into American homes

VIDEOS

Greece Dust Storm

WATCH: Dust storm engulfs Crete

NASA Artemis Moonshot

Moon rocket, weather on NASA’s side for 1st astronaut launch in decades

Trump shows off plans for White House ballroom

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WTOP's Pet of the Week

The all-electric 2026 Lexus RZ 550e F Sport AWD

Car Review: 2026 Lexus RZ 550e F Sport

quinceañera photo among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin in DC

PHOTOS: Visitors flock to Tidal Basin for peak cherry blossom viewing

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Trump plans to move US Forest Service headquarters from DC to Utah

SUPREME COURT

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Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

CRIME

Loudoun County fire truck on the scene

Facing murder, arson trial in Loudoun Co. house fire, new federal charges for man tied to Russian organized crime boss

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How one employee’s ‘smart commuting’ gave her entire workplace a boost

How one employee’s ‘smart commuting’ gave her entire workplace a boost

Insight by Fairfax County Department of Transportation

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CLOSER LOOK, E1: Get Over It, Kids are Resilient

#13, Carla Hall on failure, joy and the mindset that builds entrepreneurs

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

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How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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Marni Battista, life design coach and author of Your Radical Living Challenge

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