The Justice Department rescinded the 2021 execution pause and told the Bureau of Prisons to readopt a pentobarbital protocol while authorizing firing‑squad executions.

President Trump warned he may slap a "big tariff" on the UK over its digital services tax, reviving a trade fight that could raise costs for companies and markets.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro unveiled the Protecting Victims Amendment Act of 2026, a proposal to bolster privacy and accountability for domestic violence survivors in D.C.

The JFK Library Foundation will honor Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Minnesota’s Twin Cities at a May 31 Profile in Courage gala, citing a defense of institutional independence. The choice lands amid DOJ scrutiny and local protests in Minneapolis.

DOJ moved to dismiss its appeal, preserving a preliminary injunction that keeps ATF’s "engaged in the business" rule blocked for the states that sued while the case returns to district court.

President Trump will speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington this Saturday amid an open letter from hundreds of journalists and protests at private events.

At a White House appearance on April 23, President Trump said the U.S. would not use nuclear weapons in a war with Iran while warning Tehran against rearming during a fragile truce.

President Trump said the Israel‑Lebanon ceasefire will be extended by three weeks after ambassador‑level talks at the White House. The move aims to buy breathing room for direct negotiations amid continuing regional tensions.

Mayor Muriel Bowser stopped by The Sports Junkies after signing what she described as the RFK deal and presented a proclamation marking the show's 30th year.

President Trump says crews have coated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in "American flag blue," calling it a fast, roughly $1.5M fix ahead of July 4. The move raises preservation and process questions for a landmark with deep historical ties.

Oversight Chair James Comer says some members would back a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for testimony, prompting swift condemnation from Democrats and survivors.

A Georgia congressman introduced the "Make DC Square Again Act" to reverse the 1846 retrocession and fold Arlington and Alexandria back into D.C. The proposal follows Virginia's contentious redistricting vote and has already drawn legal and political pushback.

Rashida Brown and Miguel Trindade Deramo are asking Ward 1 voters to rank them one and two — an early test of D.C.'s new ranked-choice voting system.