The Strand DC has closed after its landlord says the restaurant owes nearly $228,000 in back rent, dimming hopes for a new Deanwood hub.

Investigations say the National Design Studio used visitor‑tracking tools on several White House‑built federal sites, raising privacy, legal and election oversight questions. Experts and officials are now demanding clarity on what was collected and why.

President Trump announced on Truth Social he'll speak to the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. The White House has offered no preview as tensions and legal fights swirl.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant, who skewered presidents and lived in Santa Fe, has died at 90. His archive now resides at the University of Virginia.

The Social Security Administration centralized its eight processing centers under “Central Processing” and expanded a national representative call line, saying waits have dropped sharply.

The Wizards’ No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa is making waves in Las Vegas — and not just with scoring. Early Summer League showings have scouts talking about real defensive upside.

A man was found fatally stabbed early Saturday on the 2900 block of 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights. D.C. police are asking witnesses to call the tip line.

A 93,000‑square‑foot modernization at J.O. Wilson Elementary is wrapping up with net‑zero systems and LEED Gold targets.

A Washington man with 18 prior convictions was sentenced to 27 months after officers found a loaded Polymer80 "ghost gun" on a Northwest sidewalk.

Ford tapped former Sen. Debbie Stabenow aide Matt VanKuiken to run its Washington government‑affairs shop as the automaker presses D.C. on EV credits, trade and emissions rules.

State Question 846 would enshrine a voter ID requirement in the Oklahoma Constitution and appears on the Aug. 25 runoff ballot. Supporters say it secures elections; opponents warn it could entrench restrictions.

Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler urged federal agencies and AI firms to shore up safeguards after tests showed chatbots can give incomplete election information.

The Cafritz Foundation has asked D.C. zoning for extra time to secure restaurants, a wine venue and a recreation operator at Art Place at Fort Totten.