At a March 17 hearing Rep. Jared Moskowitz said 'over two and a half trillion dollars' couldn't be accounted for at the Pentagon and pressed witnesses for answers. GAO and DoD reports show large material‑weakness exposure.

A discharge petition that could force a House vote to extend TPS for Haiti reached the 218‑signature threshold, creating a rare bipartisan path to protect roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals.

Pope Leo XIV led Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, opening his first Holy Week as tens of thousands gathered and memories of Pope Francis resurfaced.

Mesabi Metallics' Nashwauk plant could bring hundreds of jobs and a $2.4B investment, but congressional fights and idled taconite mines leave the Iron Range's comeback uncertain.

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's challenge, leaving Minnesota's in‑state tuition and scholarship rules intact for students who meet state residency criteria.

FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly ordered files from a closed probe into Eric Swalwell to be redacted and prepped for public release, reporting says.

A Dallas-based American Airlines flight attendant who vanished during a Medellín layover was found dead Friday. Colombian officials say a medical examiner is determining the cause.

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.