MPD's Multiagency Nightlife Task Force patrols U Street, H Street and Connecticut Avenue on weekend nights, pairing police with traffic and licensing teams to head off fights and overcrowding.

A Shaheen‑led, bipartisan Senate delegation will visit Taiwan, then Japan and South Korea, traveling just ahead of President Trump’s summit with Xi. The trip mixes security signaling with trade and semiconductor stakes.

Iran‑backed Houthis claimed a missile strike toward Israel and Israel says it intercepted the projectile as U.S. forces report new casualties and reposition in the Gulf.

FTC testimony shows U.S. consumers lost a record $15.9 billion to scams in 2025, driven by investment, imposter and social-media schemes. The agency urges swift reporting and safer payment habits.

Longtime Kennedy Center performer Chuck Redd has asked a judge to dismiss the center’s breach-of-contract suit after canceling his Christmas Eve jazz jam in protest of the renaming.

Reports say Elon Musk quietly sat in on a phone call between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi about Iran, leaving open why he was there. The report comes via Reuters citing the New York Times.

Eli Lilly asked the Supreme Court to narrow qui tam whistleblower rules after a trebled $183M judgment, arguing the law hands enforcement power to private litigants.

The USDA's FSIS issued a public health alert for certain Blackwing‑branded beef and pork produced without an official inspection mark; affected packages were shipped nationwide.

A Middletown man was sentenced to 16 years in Maryland after Pennsylvania convictions for child‑sex material triggered a probation revocation. Prosecutors said the sentence could spare future victims.

Federal agencies say Russian intelligence‑linked actors have hijacked thousands of messaging app accounts via phishing. Officials urge users not to share verification codes and to check linked devices.

New York City Ballet canceled its June run at the Kennedy Center and will rehearse in New York, joining other artists who have pulled out amid leadership turmoil.

Brisk northwest winds and low humidity raise wildfire risk in Washington, D.C. this afternoon. Expect gusts near 25–30 mph and choppy Potomac waters.

Saturday at the Tidal Basin will be bright but chilly; a warm surge next week could speed petal drop and shorten the peak bloom window.