The FDA tapped seven companies — including Eli Lilly and Regeneron — for a PreCheck pilot to speed reviews of new U.S. drug plants. The cohort includes big pharma and specialized CDMOs.

More than six years after the downtown D.C. shooting, Jaykell Mason pleaded guilty to second‑degree murder while armed and to assault on a police officer while armed. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2026.

Reston‑based Thompson Restaurants has inked a lease to bring Milk & Honey to Tysons Corner Center, adding another sit‑down option to the mall’s evolving lineup.

A Massachusetts federal judge has paused key parts of the Trump plan to dismantle the Education Department, a win Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called “a line in the sand.”

The Supreme Court denied Alan Dershowitz’s bid to revive his $300M defamation suit against CNN on June 29, 2026, leaving lower‑court dismissals intact while Justices Thomas and Gorsuch dissented.

A Capitol Fourth goes live this Friday from the West Lawn with Alfonso Ribeiro hosting, Trace Adkins debuting a new song and a Mount Vernon fireworks finale. The special kicks off the nation's 250th‑birthday weekend.

ATF canceled its Webloc pilot after lawmakers and courts raised red flags about warrantless location tracking tied to ad‑tech data.

A Silver Spring pest-control company says it has begun releasing roughly 600,000 Wolbachia-infected male 'ZAP' mosquitoes across the DMV this summer to curb Asian tiger mosquitoes. Officials say males don't bite and the program is regulated by EPA rules.

A human chain of Fairfax County first responders pulled a driver from a sinking car in a Chantilly pond; the person was treated for minor injuries.

In a 6–3 decision the Supreme Court overturned Humphrey’s Executor and gave presidents broader authority to remove leaders of independent agencies while carving out a Fed exception.

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review Arizona’s 2022 proof-of-citizenship and voter-roll rules in a Trump-backed appeal that could change how state and local contests are run.

The Supreme Court asked the administration for its view on whether to hear a Republican bid to enforce Pennsylvania’s handwritten‑date mail‑ballot rule, reigniting a fight over thousands of tossed votes.

Rep. Lori Trahan co-authored a 269-page bipartisan discussion draft to regulate AI and centralize oversight, but its temporary freeze on state development rules has prompted swift pushback.