The FTC warns scammers are posing as agency officials by phone and text, sending fake IDs and pressuring victims to move money. Here’s what officials say to watch for.

House lawmakers pushed language in WRDA to force the Army Corps to finish a Buffalo Bayou study that could clear a multibillion‑dollar tunnel from Addicks and Barker. The move revives clashes over cost, benefit and who pays.

A massive mural in Tehran shows President Trump inside a coffin and carries English and Persian graffiti that reads 'We will kill Trump,' images show.

DCHA says forensic work is ongoing after a late‑June cyber incident; customer service centers and the call line are available for urgent needs.

The Pentagon will add annual testosterone screening for troops 30 and older; Hegseth says treatment is voluntary. Experts flag medical risks and privacy questions.

Senate Democrats blocked the FY2027 defense authorization in a 50-46 vote as the U.S. resumed strikes on Iran and reimposed a naval blockade amid attacks on commercial ships.

A class action alleges WilmerHale exposed names and Social Security numbers; a Vermont notice lists 11 residents.

Former Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin is joining Tysons‑based Red Cell Partners, returning to the private sector and plugging into a defense‑ and health‑tech investment hub.

A Montgomery County first‑grade teacher was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after prosecutors say she sold fentanyl‑laced pills that led to a fatal overdose. The sentence includes restitution toward the victim’s burial.

Surveillance images show five people inside a Chick‑fil‑A on 14th Street NW after a June 20 burglary; police and Crime Solvers are offering a reward for tips.

FedEx-flagged packages led police to a Woodbridge smoke shop, where a multi-state probe recovered thousands of grams of cannabis, psilocybin and thousands of THC products.

A Boston seismologist detained in China since 2024 now faces espionage charges, advocates say, after publishing U.S.-funded research on detecting nuclear tests.

A vehicle tied to an Arlington armed carjacking overturned during a U.S. Park Police chase in southeast D.C.; the driver was arrested and investigators recovered a shotgun.