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WASHINGTON - APRIL 17: General view of the exterior of the stadium as fans walk outside before the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals on April 17, 2005 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. The Nationals defeated the Diamondbacks 7-3. (Photo By Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Commanders and the D.C. government are in talks on a stadium deal, AP source says

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Expert calls federal facility locations 'a balancing act,' responding to Trump's new executive order

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Michelle Trachtenberg Autopsy

Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner

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Hair care as part of health care at Children's National Hospital

El Salvador Deportation Error

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador's vice president in push for Abrego Garcia's release

Fairfax Co. supervisors propose cutting middle school after-school program

'Get out and stay out': Prince George's Co. firefighters give safety tips after fatal house fire

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Mother of Maryland woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive is ‘special guest’ at White House briefing

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say

Who will headline All Things Go music festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion?

GSA sets 80% occupancy target for federal buildings in push to cut office space

Deportation Battle

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

Prince George's Co. draws White House ire after ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged in brother's death

Justice Department Gang Leader

Judge grants Justice Department's request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

protest outside courthouse

US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The DOJ has fired an immigration lawyer who the Trump administration has accused of sabotaging its legal case over the mistaken deportation of a Salvadoran man.

Justice Department fires immigration lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man

APTOPIX El Salvador Deportees

What to know about El Salvador's mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there

Trump US El Salvador Protest

Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That's likely illegal

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'Nobody deserves this': Rally at White House to bring deported Md. man home from El Salvador prison

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Prince George’s Co. firefighters give safety tips after fatal house fire

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president

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2025 Inaugural FIFA Club World Cup

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Future of DC’s RFK Stadium site could be determined by ballot initiative

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Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Md. man deported to a Prison in El Salvador?

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DC residents get a new way to compost their food scraps

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345 names added to DC’s National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

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This Make-A-Wish volunteer couple has been making kids' wishes come true

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Rally at White House to bring deported Md. man home from El Salvador prison

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DC celebrates 163rd anniversary of Emancipation Day with parade

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‘It brings out joy’: tourists and locals react to the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade

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Eden Center business owners in Va. uncertain about a future with imposing tariffs

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New hospital offers expanded health services east of the Anacostia River

Several FIFA and D.C. United officials unveiled the enormous FIFA Club World Cup 2025 trophy

DC's Audi Field to host 3 FIFA Club World Cup games

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Fare evader stabs Metro officer in the face in Navy Yard, police say

Aerial view of RFK Stadium

Future of DC's RFK Stadium site could be determined by ballot initiative

Traffic lights are out of service on a street in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Thursday, April 7, 2022. More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

TRUMP-PRENSA-AP

The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president

Underwater photo of beautiful rays of light over the reef. From a scuba dive

A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

DoD Modernization Exchange: How can DoD advance battlefield logistics in contested environments?

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Trump

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

DoD Modernization Exchange: Tactics for using mobile devices for secure collaboration

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Colorful bins placed on various DC sidewalks are part of city's composting push

Sign for Fairfax County Public Schools headquarters

Fairfax Co. schools to implement new security procedures

Trump

ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books

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The number of craft brewers falls for the first time in a decade

Washington DC Waving Flag

What's open and what's closed in DC for Emancipation Day

A cardboard box placed at the entrance

Why 'Buy Nothing' groups are thriving in the DC area

Military DEI

Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material

A new survey finds that 70% of Americans believe they are unlikely to get pulled over while driving high. (Thinkstock)

Marijuana users may be getting behind the wheel too soon after smoking

Ethiopian Church Washington DC

An Ethiopian church in Washington preserves an ancient language and Orthodox tradition

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, looks to have secured his party's nomination on Tuesday. He had a minor stroke earlier this year. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

WATCH: Sen. Van Hollen heads to El Salvador and more Top Local Headlines

County News

Mother of Maryland woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive is ‘special guest’ at White House briefing

Commanders and the D.C. government are in talks on a stadium deal, AP source says

Expert calls federal facility locations ‘a balancing act,’ responding to Trump’s new executive order

Police officer stabbed in the face at Navy Yard Metro station, suspect arrested

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for Abrego Garcia’s release

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'Like Holland in Virginia': Walk among the tulips at this farm

This Make-A-Wish volunteer couple have been making kids’ wishes come true for more than 3 decades

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VIDEOS

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Making Peeps

WATCH: Peep inside the Peeps factory

Trump

Butterfingers! Vance fumbles Ohio State’s NCAA football championship trophy

PHOTO GALLERIES

The estate spans four acres.

'Clarens Estate' in Alexandria listed for $10M

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LIFESTYLE

Be Well-Synthetic Braids

Report finds potentially dangerous chemicals in synthetic braiding hair

Parenting Tips

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'Making things more accessible': How DC plans to improve Black maternal health

WORLD

APTOPIX Britain Court Gender

UK's top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people

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