Gen. Steve Nordhaus told Congress the Guard would 'follow the Constitution' if ordered to help at polling places. Lawmakers remain uneasy about roughly 2,500 troops still in Washington.

DOE official Timothy Walsh visited Oak Ridge and pitched reusing cleaned-up federal land for reactors, AI supercomputers and medical‑isotope work. The plan ties cleanup to new private investment.

Laud Shawarma has opened a counter at Takoma Eats in northwest Washington. The Nigerian‑style shawarmas and Agege bread are now available for pickup and catering.

CoStar and local data show vacancy climbing in D.C.'s midtier, three‑star apartments, squeezing owners and giving renters more negotiating power.

A PYMNTS Intelligence survey finds 48.5% of U.S. adults would struggle to cover a $1,000 surprise, underscoring rising paycheck‑to‑paycheck fragility nationwide.

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.

Paris prosecutors summoned Elon Musk for questioning as an investigation widened to include sexually explicit deepfakes and alleged child sexual‑abuse imagery on X.

MPD is seeking a suspect after multiple break‑ins and the theft or destruction of doorbell cameras across Southeast D.C. during the night of April 13–14.

Two people on an e‑scooter grabbed a person’s belongings in Navy Yard; investigators released surveillance stills and MPD is offering a $1,000 reward for tips.

The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Ludlow Public Schools' nondisclosure protocol, leaving a federal appeals court decision intact and the district's pronoun/name practice in place.

The Maui AIDS Foundation says the White House’s FY2027 budget to eliminate HOPWA would threaten housing subsidies for people with HIV. County budget hearings are underway as leaders weigh local support.

DEA lays out how a dark‑web pill mill used AlphaBay and crypto to sell fentanyl‑laced pills, producing a 30‑year sentence and major forfeitures.

A Loudoun County jury opened a three-day recall trial April 20 to determine whether Purcellville Vice Mayor Ben Nett should be removed amid separate criminal indictments. The case stems from a bitter fight over the town police department and months of petitions and lawsuits.