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Federal Reserve Chair Warns of Political Pressure after DOJ Subpoenas

WASHINGTON — The chair of the Federal Reserve issued a rare public statement Sunday, accusing the Justice Department of using the threat of criminal prosecution to pressure the central bank over its interest-rate decisions.

January 12, 2026

National·Trump

Judge Blocks Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Washington D.C. in Setback for Trump Administration.

WASHINGTON- A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from continuing a policy of warrantless civil immigration arrests in the District of Columbia that, she ruled, violated federal law

December 3, 2025

Crime·Immigration·Local·National

Gunman who Shot National Guard Soldiers Screamed “Allahu Akbar” as he Opened Fire.

WASHINGTON — A former Afghanistan refugee has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, according to a newly filed police affidavit that describes a brief

December 2, 2025

Crime·Immigration·Local·National

House Oversight Committee Releases New Epstein Emails Tying Trump to Alleged Victim

Washington — Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability have released email correspondence from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, raising further questions about Epstein’s connections to former President Donald Trump

November 12, 2025

National·Trump

Four Deaths, Including Three Homicides, Reported Across D.C. on Saturday

WASHINGTON — Four people were killed across the District on Saturday, including two teenagers and an adult woman, in what police described as a series of separate violent incidents. Three of the

November 10, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Maryland Launches Mid-Cycle Redistricting Effort Amid National Battles Over Political Maps

ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore announced Monday the creation of the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission, a bipartisan panel that will hold public hearings and make recommendations to improve Maryland’s congressional maps. The

November 4, 2025

National·Politics·Trump

Controversial Sculpture of Albert Pike, Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan Member, Reinstalled in DC

The Albert Pike memorial returned to its granite plinth in Judiciary Square on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, five years after protesters pulled the bronze figure to the ground and set it ablaze.

October 28, 2025

Civil Rights·Culture·National·Trump

Demolition of White House East Wing Begins for New Ballroom Project

WASHINGTON — Construction crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House this week, part of a $250 million project to replace the structure with a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom. White House

October 23, 2025

National

UVA and Dartmouth Reject Trump’s Higher-Education Compact

Six of the nine universities invited to join President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education have now declined to sign, underscoring deep resistance within higher education to the administration’s plan

October 19, 2025

Education·National

Penn Declines to Sign Federal “Compact for Academic Excellence,” Citing Threats to University Autonomy

PHILADELPHIA-The University of Pennsylvania said Thursday it will not sign the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence, a decision university leaders framed as a defense of academic freedom and institutional independence amid growing

October 16, 2025

Education·National