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In August 2025, the Trump administration argued that the Deferred Resignation Program could save the federal government up to $20 billion dollars annually.

At Tuesday’s hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel told senators that the FBI would continue to have “election counselor coordinators” in every bureau field office to “quarterback” election activities.

Mark Schiefelbein/AP By Konstantin Toropin The U.S. military said Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran.

Earlier this year, Judge Christopher Cooper ordered Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center’s facade.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru last week.

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Arkansas men's basketball coach John Calipari attends a news conference with student-athletes and coaches outside the U.S.

Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Donald Trump wrote a scathing criticism of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, condemning its Monday decision to stop the U.S.

Rogers, whose race is considered a “toss up” by the Cook Political Report, has so far agreed to two debates scheduled for Oct. 8 and Oct. 21 on separate networks.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia Party in support of Vladimir Putin.

The Washington Sun announced today an exclusive licensing agreement with Capital Weather, the D.C. region’s most credible and reliable source for weather coverage.

In mid-October, the D.C.

House Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol.

Jalen Hurts' 22-yard scramble in the fourth quarter was one of Sunday's key plays.

Pastor David Lindner says he initially wasn't sure what Christian nationalism meant.

Playing for Team USA, Sonia Citron was one of three Mystics who took part in the FIBA World Cup.

First-term Mayor Talisha Searcy is running against attorney Tom Gagliardo in Takoma Park, Maryland.

The high court ruling sides with voting groups and nearly half the states.

Some 38% of students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University are international.

Republicans are spending heavily in the Senate race in Texas to help Ken Paxton.

Immigration officers working for the U.S.

Sen.

California Gov.

The filing was part of former CIA director John Brennan’s lawsuit in Washington, D.C.

President Trump said the “robots will not be taking over.”

The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees draft resolution says the performing arts center is facing an imminent financial crisis and has exhausted its fiscal resources, putting its ability to meet payroll and routine maintenance obligations at risk within w…

Power plants are the largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and represent a quarter of the country’s total emissions.

Rod Lamkey/AP Photo The Trump administration is eyeing more D.C. monuments as clean-up targets in an effort to reshape the nation’s capital.

Chris Gallant is vying to unseat Rep.

Texas politicians condemned the social media post by Bo French, who stood by his comments.

Donald Trump Jr.’s wife, Bettina Anderson, confirmed this morning that a Russian oligarch with ties to President Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of the couple’s wedding weekend in the Bahamas earlier this year.

House Speaker Mike Johnson.

A computer screen displays Lake Ontario under the name “Lake America.”

The Washington Spirit huddle at home Sunday after losing to Boston Legacy FC, 3-0.

“We continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said at the Air & Space Forces Association’s annual conference.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil at his campus apartment in March 2025.

Big Bend has about 500 miles of border.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release thousands of internal records maintained by the U.S.

“The use of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment.” the report states.

“Friendship doesn’t require a political motive.

Trump proposed a George Washington statue to replace the "Infinity" sculpture outside the National Museum of American History.