The Energy Department has authorized PJM to squeeze extra generating capacity and tap backup resources as a Mid‑Atlantic heat wave threatens record electricity demand this week. The move carries tradeoffs for air quality and ratepayers as officials race to keep the lights on.

An Irondequoit activist was arrested and accused of sending about $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, federal authorities say.

D.C.'s Park at 14th will pay $243,350 after the attorney general found workers were denied wages and sick leave. More than 270 employees will receive restitution.

Private payroll gains cooled in June while planned layoffs plunged 53%, producing mixed signals for wages, consumers and policymakers.

ICE withdrew a detainer for a Minnesota man with a cancer diagnosis and placed him on remote monitoring, a move that complicates the agency’s "worst of the worst" claims. Local officials and trackers say the case exposes gaps between federal messaging and the records.

Loudoun deputies say Junjie Wu posed as Apple support and urged elderly victims to buy gold bars; he's jailed without bond.

Construction crews have started work on a permanent helipad on the White House South Lawn, and Lockheed Martin is reported to have pledged roughly $5 million toward the project. The effort is framed as a fix for new Marine One helicopters that can scorch turf.

Justice Clarence Thomas was seen walking through the House side of the U.S. Capitol as the Supreme Court handed down major rulings on agency power, mail ballots and birthright citizenship.

At the Kennedy Center, the Department of Education turned a national civics final into a primetime‑style special. Critics say the TV push blurs education and political messaging.

A Germantown man will serve 20 years after prosecutors say a tattoo and credit‑card evidence tied him to a spate of Frederick County burglaries.

Prince George’s police and the U.S. Marshals are seeking Dayvon Gordon in the 2020 Landover killing. Authorities say up to $10,000 is available for tips leading to his arrest.

Trump's 2025 disclosure lists more than $1.4B from family-linked crypto projects, including memecoin sales and large token holdings. The numbers raise fresh oversight questions.

A benches-clearing brawl at Fenway ended with Willson Contreras and three others ejected after a helmet toss struck a Nationals player.