A diplomatic thaw could reopen air links between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on May 1, offering new routes for travelers and aid while U.S. flights remain limited.

Veterans and military family members staged a sit‑in in the Cannon House rotunda on Monday to protest the war in Iran; photos show Capitol Police detaining demonstrators and hands zip‑tied.

A Freeze Warning runs through 10:00 a.m. Tuesday with frost and lows near freezing; sunshine returns and a midweek warm‑up brings higher rain chances.

President Trump used the Defense Production Act to order DOE to expand coal, oil, gas, LNG and grid projects. The White House says funds are available, but legal fights and market limits could slow pump relief.

Sen. Mark Warner and his wife said they were "heartbroken beyond words" after their daughter Madison, 36, died following a decades-long struggle with juvenile diabetes.

Nearly 500 leaders will read the Bible aloud in Washington this week — President Trump joins with a prerecorded Oval Office reading while critics call the lineup partisan.

Boston Properties sold its 50% stake in Marriott’s Bethesda headquarters to its joint‑venture partner, valuing the campus at about $430 million.

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal antitrust probe into the country’s largest beef processors, targeting how the Big Four buy cattle and set prices.

GSA has slated the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building — OPM’s downtown HQ at 1900 E St NW — for sale, opening a development battleground near the National Mall.

Gen. Steve Nordhaus told Congress the Guard would 'follow the Constitution' if ordered to help at polling places. Lawmakers remain uneasy about roughly 2,500 troops still in Washington.

DOE official Timothy Walsh visited Oak Ridge and pitched reusing cleaned-up federal land for reactors, AI supercomputers and medical‑isotope work. The plan ties cleanup to new private investment.

Laud Shawarma has opened a counter at Takoma Eats in northwest Washington. The Nigerian‑style shawarmas and Agege bread are now available for pickup and catering.

CoStar and local data show vacancy climbing in D.C.'s midtier, three‑star apartments, squeezing owners and giving renters more negotiating power.