A Financial Times report says a White House memo accuses China of "industrial-scale" theft of U.S. AI labs' IP, echoing Anthropic and OpenAI warnings and raising enforcement questions.

WMATA will run free shuttle buses Apr 25–26 between Stadium‑Armory and Downtown Largo, closing five stations for fiber work. Expect longer trips and transfers.

DPW is inviting food trucks to vend at Truck Touch on May 2 at RFK; organizers say there’s no vendor fee and operators should email [email protected].

MPD is searching for 2-year-old Royce Hawkins after his mother was found shot in an alley on the 600 block of Kenyon Street NW. Detectives say no arrests have been made and are asking the public for tips.

A victims' rights group and a Fairfax mother asked DOJ to probe Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano, saying immigration‑sensitive charging choices left a violent suspect free.

A driver wanted in an assault allegedly rammed a U.S. Park Police cruiser during a Northeast D.C. pursuit, abandoned the vehicle at Hampshire Ave NE and Rittenhouse St NE, and was arrested; no injuries were reported.

A New York supplier was sentenced to 96 months after officers found kilograms of cocaine hidden in his SUV and prosecutors tied digital ledgers to D.C.-area deliveries.

The Pentagon has made the annual flu shot voluntary for active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel, a memo and a video from Secretary Pete Hegseth say.

A tiny Shaw corner bar has become D.C.'s buzziest late-night spot thanks to a tight menu, martinis and owner Emily Brown's DIY gamble.

Veterans and military family members staged a sit‑in in the Cannon House rotunda on Monday to protest the war in Iran; photos show Capitol Police detaining demonstrators and hands zip‑tied.

GSA has slated the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building — OPM’s downtown HQ at 1900 E St NW — for sale, opening a development battleground near the National Mall.

A Washington Post analysis reported by The Boston Globe found nearly $900K flowed to Nick Fuentes in viewer superchats, showing how micropayments sustain fringe influencers.

The U.S. and partners launched Balikatan 2026 with more than 17,000 troops and a slate of live‑fire drills across the Philippines.