A federal judge halted plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years and paused a board‑led renaming, saying only Congress can change the memorial’s name.

A new Education Department push to speed college mergers and relax owner liability could give private equity a clear path to buy struggling private colleges.

Giordano’s is opening its first D.C. restaurant at Hamilton Square with stuffed deep-dish pies, a bar, patio and a private Lincoln Room.

A 23-year-old man was found shot to death inside a Southeast D.C. apartment. Authorities have identified the victim and are asking the public for tips.

Tom Morello curated a starry, activist-minded festival for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion, pairing big-name acts with voter-access programming and donations to advocacy groups.

A shooting in Washington Highlands left a man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. D.C. police say detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses and video.

Mostly clear this morning, then sunny and breezy with highs near 78°F and gusts to 26 mph. Boaters: Small Craft Advisory from noon to midnight.

Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell unveiled the Protect College Sports Act — a bipartisan package to limit transfers, curb NIL loopholes and allow voluntary media-rights pooling with protections for women's sports.

President Biden sued the Justice Department to stop release of roughly 70 hours of ghostwriter interviews used in Special Counsel Robert Hur’s probe, calling disclosure a privacy invasion.

At an Anacostia meeting, Mayor Bowser defended a summer juvenile curfew and warned some programs may face cuts while residents demanded better safety and grocery access.

A federal judge reset James Comey’s trial over the ’86 47’ seashells post to Oct. 21; arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 30 at the New Bern courthouse.

Dense fog this morning in D.C.; showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon with gusty winds and pockets of urban flooding.

A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot a U Street restaurant employee and using homophobic slurs; police are investigating it as bias-motivated.