The USDA's FSIS issued a public health alert for certain Blackwing‑branded beef and pork produced without an official inspection mark; affected packages were shipped nationwide.

A World Cup tune-up arrives in Landover as France and Colombia meet this Sunday at Northwest Stadium. Gates open 1 p.m., kickoff 3 p.m.; plan transit and arrival times.

Stream Realty recorded the deed to 2001 M St NW after the D.C. Recorder held the transfer over recordation taxes tied to an older entity conversion. The move clears title to the $163M office asset.

A D.C. judge cleared the way for a rare Endangered Species Committee meeting that could exempt Gulf oil and gas from ESA protections. Conservationists warn the move risks the Rice’s whale.

As Sen. Josh Hawley pushes to strip FDA approval of mifepristone, many Republicans warn a nationwide ban could hurt the party in November 2026.

Alexander Lukashenko signed a friendship and cooperation treaty with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, exchanging dramatic gifts as the two leaders deepen ties.

A new interview and fresh reporting revisit the 2015 roadside death of Stephen Smith as SLED continues its homicide probe.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that many immigrants who entered without inspection can be detained without bond hearings, deepening a national split in federal courts.

White House lawyer Kara Westercamp apologized at a Senate hearing for inflammatory social posts about senators and Jan. 6, putting her trade‑court nomination under scrutiny.

A Superior Court jury convicted a 51-year-old man after prosecutors say he bound and brutalized his partner in a Northeast D.C. apartment; the victim escaped while still tied. Sentencing is set for May.

Organizers plan a march from Memorial Circle across the Memorial Bridge into the National Mall this Saturday, with an afternoon downtown rally. Expect heavy Metro crowds and marshals on site.

The House approved H.R. 1958 to make certain benefit-related fraud a deportable offense. Supporters framed it as tax‑dollar protection while critics called it overbroad.

A U.S. Park Police officer was critically wounded Friday in Southeast D.C. and flown to a hospital by medevac. Authorities are investigating in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE.