Dozens gathered in Southeast D.C. to protest plans for a new ICE headquarters at St. Elizabeths, intensifying a months‑long fight over federal development on the campus.

The State Department is reportedly weighing a plan that could require some overseas green‑card applicants to post refundable bonds — possibly up to $100,000 — to show they won’t rely on public benefits.

Two U.S. service members were killed and a third is missing after Iranian missiles and drones struck a Jordanian air base, CENTCOM says.

Clear and warm Sunday in D.C., highs near 86°F. A strong cold front on Tuesday could bring severe storms and pockets of flash flooding.

Catholic Charities’ CalFresh Healthy Living program closed after federal SNAP‑Ed funding was cut, leaving school and community gardens without paid educators and local partners scrambling.

Senate Democrats reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act this week — a sweeping plan to deschedule marijuana, fund expungements and funnel tax revenue into community reinvestment. The filing restarts a national debate over rescheduling vs. full descheduling.

NorthStar will dismantle the ex‑USS Enterprise after winning a $418.5M contract; the Mobile teardown, following a court‑ordered rebid, is expected to wrap by September 2030.

A Washington signal outage caused up to two-hour delays on the Northeast Corridor and canceled two Boston–Washington trains.

Federal prosecutors say a Washington, D.C., man was indicted June 25 on charges that he recruited and transported two minors for commercial sex in mid‑2024.

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on President Trump’s speeches and is in talks with federal regulators over the trades.

Twenty states, including California and New York, filed a brief defending D.C.’s authority to discipline Jeffrey Clark and urged a judge to dismiss DOJ’s suit seeking to halt sanctions.

A Boston judge barred the administration from using an OMB clause to cancel billions in awarded grants, a major win for 23 states and at‑risk programs.

Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to deputize vetted "digital privateers" to disrupt foreign cybercriminals and seize assets, reviving a centuries‑old authority and sparking legal debate.