NFIB's April survey keeps optimism below its long-term average as owners raise prices, hold cash and point to labor shortages and higher fuel costs. Local shops say margins are tight.

Metro has sketched a roughly $400M package of station, rail and bus upgrades to move crowds at the Commanders’ planned RFK stadium, leaning on entrances and operations instead of a new rail stop.

A Lancet‑published consensus has renamed PCOS to PMOS to emphasize hormonal and metabolic causes. Patient groups are split as the three‑year roll‑out begins.

The New York Fed's Q1 report found household debt at $18.8 trillion and student loan delinquencies above 10%, with millions moved toward collections.

Police released surveillance photos after an armed robbery inside a Southwest D.C. apartment last Monday; detectives are asking the public for tips.

The Department of Energy awarded contracts to loan about 53.3 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with deliveries starting immediately as part of a coordinated international release. The swaps are structured so borrowed volumes are repaid with a premium to rebuild the reserve over time.

The State Department barred 13 people tied to an India-based operation accused of shipping fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, adding visa bans to sanctions and prosecutions.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.

President Trump announced he will elevate two judges he first appointed in 2019 — Daniel Traynor and Daniel Domenico — to the federal appeals bench after high‑profile trial‑court rulings. The moves were posted on Truth Social and will head to the Senate for confirmation.

Police in Congress Heights are investigating after a woman was found shot inside a home Tuesday morning. Authorities have not released the victim's name or suspect information.

The Interior Department finalized the rollback of the Biden‑era Public Lands Rule, removing a path for conservation leases and clearing the way for more drilling, logging and grazing. Conservation groups vow legal fights while industry praises the move.

Clear and cool Tuesday in D.C.; highs near 72°F. Gusty thunderstorms possible Wednesday evening and small-craft advisories are in effect.

Ukrainian surgeons told Fort Bragg medics that drone swarms are stretching evacuations from minutes to days, forcing new training and underground care plans.