UH Cancer Center researcher Michele Carbone won the 2026 Szent‑Györgyi Prize for work linking inherited BAP1 mutations to mesothelioma and spurring life‑saving interventions.

Cogent agreed to sell ten U.S. data centers to I Squared Capital for $225M, earmarking the cash to accelerate debt reduction as the buyer builds an AI-focused colocation platform.

Troy Mayor Ethan Baker launched a bid for Michigan's open 11th District, pitching Great Lakes protection and lower costs as core priorities. He has filed with the FEC and holds federal commission experience.

OPM circulated a draft NDA that would bar federal workers from sharing a wide range of internal government information and opens a 30‑day comment window this week.

A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot a U Street restaurant employee and using homophobic slurs; police are investigating it as bias-motivated.

The Supreme Court on May 26 sided with the Trump administration on a procedural question in a suit by immigration judges over a speech‑approval rule, sending the case back to lower courts. The ruling was unsigned and leaves the constitutional fight unresolved.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened "one way or the other" as ceasefire talks and U.S. strikes continue.

Fog trims visibility across D.C. Tuesday morning; slow-moving storms could bring localized flooding today and a marginal severe risk on Wednesday.

Sen. Chuck Schumer unveiled the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, saying it would force big packers to slim down and help local processors — a bid to lower meat costs. The bill arrives as beef prices and federal antitrust scrutiny are both rising.

Two teens and an adult were shot Monday near a Southeast D.C. apartment complex. Police are searching for a suspect and asking for tips at the MPD tip line.

Mike Needham, a close Marco Rubio aide and State Department counselor, was promoted to assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser in a White House reshuffle.

A new peer‑reviewed paper using Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data finds older adults who vote had markedly lower mortality up to 15 years later — but authors caution the link is associative, not causal.

Gov. Gavin Newsom named former CFPB director Rohit Chopra to lead California’s new consumer agency — a move that strengthens state enforcement and carries national political weight.