The State Department plans a limited-run America250 passport that places President Trump’s portrait and a gold signature on an interior page ahead of July celebrations. Details about distribution and run size remain unclear.

A New York appeals court blocked the administration’s push to detain many migrants without bond, upending a policy change adopted by DHS and the BIA last year.

The CFTC filed suit on April 28 to block Wisconsin’s state lawsuits accusing Kalshi and other platforms of running illegal sports wagers through 'event contracts.'

Mexican special forces captured Audias Flores Silva, "El Jardinero," near El Mirador after a months‑long operation. Authorities say U.S. agencies cooperated and brief reprisals followed.

Owners near Dupont Circle say the Connecticut Avenue deckover has slashed customers and revenue; the BID is asking the D.C. Council for $2M in rent relief.

A decade after the Obama-era promise, Harriet Tubman has not appeared on the $20. Technical, security and political delays have pushed a redesigned note toward 2030.

Gunfire in a Truxton Circle courtyard injured two men and a 5-year-old; police are searching for two people who fled the scene.

FHFA says single-family home prices were unchanged in February, with big regional swings and mortgage-rate volatility keeping affordability front and center.

Chicago representatives unveiled the Living Wage For All Act, a proposal to lift the federal minimum to $25 with a decade‑plus phase‑in and an end to subminimum wages. Sponsors say it’s about affordability; critics warn of costs to small businesses.

Rep. Debbie Dingell led 73 House Democrats asking President Trump to block Chinese automakers from U.S. roads, citing risks to jobs, supply chains and national security.

A 70-year-old D.C. man was sentenced to 236 months after pleading guilty in a multistate fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that prosecutors say moved kilograms of fentanyl into the DMV.

The Trump administration is moving to fast‑track deportations of migrant children in federal care, accelerating hearings and prompting legal pushback.

A Texas man faces federal charges after allegedly trying to drive into the CIA’s Langley compound three times over a few days, reports show. He’s barred from returning to CIA or Pentagon grounds.