Social Security is expanding its electronic records partnership with eHealth Exchange under TEFCA to speed disability claim decisions and shorten waits for benefits. The agency says the change should cut time spent gathering medical evidence.

A man has been charged for allegedly assaulting and smelling a child's feet at a Silver Spring Dave & Buster's. He faces second-degree assault and related charges.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners pulled a $2.05B CMBS loan on QTS data centers, refinancing debt and extracting roughly $419M as AI demand propels the sector.

Buenos Aires' Florería Atlántico opened in Georgetown with a flower-shop front and a hidden basement bar, rolling out Valentine’s specials and limited reservations.

Montgomery County detectives seek public help in a daylight commercial burglary case, sharing surveillance video and offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.

Darryl Dacota Riley, Jr., also known as "Slice," pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy charges in D.C.

A Feb. 13 final rule signed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem updates TSA regulations to use the statutory term "alien" for non‑U.S. citizens, prompting legal and civil‑rights scrutiny.

A D.C. judge has blocked plans to move 20 commuted death‑row inmates to ADX Florence, finding the redesignation process likely predetermined and a due‑process problem.

Congressional action could strip D.C.'s new child tax credit and force the city to retool tax forms mid-season, risking delays and hundreds of millions in revenue.

President Trump signed the bipartisan Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, led by Senator Ashley Moody, to prevent government payments to deceased individuals.

A D.C. jury convicted Mark Williams on eight counts of sexually abusing a student at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The verdict renews questions about the school's handling of earlier complaints.

A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 90 months for distributing child pornography and will have a ten-year supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

A 16-year-old was charged with gun possession after a violent incident in Silver Spring involving a robbery and stabbings.