Mayor Bowser introduced a bill to let D.C. breweries and distilleries partner with medical cannabis manufacturers to make alcohol-free THC beverages for registered patients. The measure creates a licensing path and testing rules while limiting retail to dispensaries.

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan outlined options to pare the Fed’s $6.6T portfolio, arguing lower reserve demand and broader liquidity tools could make a smaller balance sheet feasible.

FSIS has issued a public-health alert after testing found elevated lead in Great Value dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart. Check 29-oz bags for lot 0416DPO1215.

Rep. Scott Peters unveiled a bill to redirect unspent immigration-enforcement funds so TSA, Coast Guard and FEMA stay funded during the DHS shutdown.

Patchy fog will slow Thursday morning commutes in D.C., but temperatures jump into the 80s Friday–Saturday ahead of a rainy cooldown Sunday.

A Killeen contractor was sentenced in Waco after admitting he sexually assaulted a colleague at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

A late-night barrage of gunfire in Columbia Heights left residents shaken; police say no injuries and are canvassing the area for witnesses.

South Korea’s Cheongung‑II air‑defense system delivered a high‑success combat debut in the Iran‑UAE strikes, accelerating demand for Korean air‑defense exports and shifting procurement calculations.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation told Washington to ditch the 18.4¢ federal gas tax and adopt a weight‑based vehicle fee collected like registration. The plan would guarantee every vehicle pays for road upkeep but faces equity and political hurdles.

A proposed consent decree filed April 1 in Tyler would bar the State Department from funding or promoting tools that suppress domestic media through 2036, pending judicial sign‑off.

A GWU evaluation finds Community of Hope’s HONEY program reduced preterm births and kept pregnant people experiencing homelessness linked to prenatal care in Washington, D.C.

President Trump praised Nissan’s U.S. reshoring as the automaker retools its Canton plant, signs a U.S. battery deal and outlines a global restructuring. The moves mix new investment with planned cuts.

A Huntingtown woman was convicted March 24 in Charles County Circuit Court for stealing from a local nonprofit; sentencing is set for May 28, 2026.