Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky, has been identified as the seventh U.S. service member to die after being wounded during Iran’s opening strikes. The Army says he will be posthumously promoted.

A brief police chase in Northeast D.C. ended when U.S. Park Police arrested a man on the roof of a neighborhood school; no injuries were reported. Authorities say the driver abandoned his vehicle and was taken into custody.

A former D.C. Public Schools aide returned to court Monday over allegations she forced hot sauce into the mouth of a nonverbal student. The case has reignited questions about oversight in special‑education classrooms.

J. Todd Inman says the White House fired him on Friday and his biography was removed from the NTSB website, raising questions as the agency probes major crashes.

Senate Democrats unveiled the FCPA Reinforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for foreign‑bribery prosecutions from five to 10 years for an eight‑year period. The proposal follows a 2025 DOJ pause and new guidance on enforcement priorities.

Carla Hall’s bumblebirds opened on Capitol Hill with fried or grilled organic chicken, a tea-and-lemonade bar and cocktails; a grand-opening party is set for March 14.

Sunny, near‑record warmth Monday–Tuesday in D.C., then a strong cold front brings rain and gusty winds Wednesday night into Thursday.

A 48-year-old man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a knife and trying to attack first responders inside an ambulance in Northwest D.C. on Saturday night.

Zelenskiy says Kyiv dispatched interceptor drones and specialists to shield U.S. bases in Jordan after a U.S. request, offering battlefield expertise as leverage for air‑defense support.

A Spokane man received 20 years after agents found a basement pill press and enough fentanyl powder to make more than 2 million lethal pills. Prosecutors say the seizure removed a major local threat.

Smoke at Foggy Bottom forced single-tracking and delays on the Orange, Blue and Silver lines Sunday, snarling commutes across the corridor.

A two-vehicle crash early Sunday on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near MD-198 left one person dead and forced southbound detours through Laurel.

A federal judge ordered the Education Department to reconsider canceled TRIO awards, restoring Upward Bound funding and easing worries for D.C. students and staff.