GAO found an estimated $186 billion in improper federal payments in FY2025, mostly concentrated in Medicare, Medicaid, the EITC, SNAP and shuttered venue grants.

John Wall is back in DC as Howard University's president of basketball operations, taking a hands-on role in recruiting, NIL and roster strategy.

A White House-linked delegation flew to Caracas to advance memorandums on oil and minerals, but security, legal and environmental hurdles make quick payoffs uncertain.

The D.C. Council streamed a committee mark‑up Thursday on a bill to convert HPAP loans to grants for displaced River East at Grandview homeowners while reviewing DCHA board nominees.

The Bank of England kept Bank Rate at 3.75% and warned higher energy costs could push inflation sharply higher as Brent briefly topped $126.

Patchy fog this morning across the I‑95 corridor; gusty northwest winds arrive this afternoon. High near 68°F.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, 86, has entered hospice care at his Ogunquit, Maine home as he deals with congestive heart failure and finishes a political book.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is championing abstinence-based recovery and 'wellness farms' — and rolling $100M toward a pilot that has experts warning medications could be sidelined.

A Paris court convicted Lafarge and eight former executives of financing terrorist groups to keep a Syrian plant running. Prison terms and multi‑million‑euro penalties followed a six‑week trial.

More than two dozen news executives called on Israel to lift its ban on foreign reporters entering Gaza, saying independent reporting is essential after deadly attacks on journalists.

A Michelin‑awarded chef will open Brisa in Buzzard Point this summer. The coastal‑Latin spot pairs seafood‑forward plates with a 15‑seat street‑food counter.

Mitsui agreed to buy most cobalt metal from EVelution Energy’s planned solar-powered Yuma plant in a roughly $850M, five-year deal, giving the project a major customer while some sulfate terms remain unsettled.

Senators pressed Jeffrey Kuntz about a February 2025 opinion that let President Trump’s defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board proceed. Advocacy groups say the timing of his contacts with senators and the White House raises recusal concerns.