Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week and is expected to meet Pope Leo as Washington tries to patch ties after a public clash with President Trump. The trip mixes faith, diplomacy and political calculations.

a2 Milk recalled three batches of a2 Platinum infant formula after testing found the cereulide toxin. Parents should check tins for listed batch numbers and watch for symptoms.

The Supreme Court allowed a wounded veteran to sue Fluor over the 2016 Bagram suicide bombing, vacating a lower-court bar on such state-law negligence claims. The 6–3 ruling narrows contractor immunity in war zones.

A reintroduced federal bill would force delivery apps to show an all‑in total and ban personalized “surveillance pricing,” part of an unfolding FTC and congressional push.

Six Idaho transgender residents sued to block H.B. 752, saying the new law — which reaches private businesses and carries jail terms — will push them out of public life.

Warm, breezy Monday in D.C.; a strong front brings widespread rain midweek.

A backend Medicare dataset left providers’ Social Security numbers exposed for weeks, prompting officials to pull the files and pledge fixes. Coverage shows providers and lawmakers want answers.

Clear and sunny in D.C. today with breezy northwest gusts; frost warnings affect some suburbs until 9 a.m. A stronger front brings showers and possible thunderstorms midweek.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called President Trump "has dementia" in a short Politico clip that circulated online, sharpening their public feud as Pritzker runs for re-election.

A Pakistani national admitted leading a visa‑fraud smuggling ring that used sham film companies to move migrants through Latin America to the U.S. border.

A man was found shot multiple times early Saturday on the 2700 block of Langston Place SE and was pronounced dead; MPD says detectives are investigating.

The NRCC added Marty O’Donnell and Carrie Buck to a MAGA‑focused target list after President Trump’s endorsements, raising the stakes in two Nevada House races. National backing has already prompted pushback from Democrats and a fundraising surge for the challengers.

Orlo paid $180M for The Grand Residences in North Bethesda and plans to hold and invest in the property while coordinating on affordability with housing officials.