The Montgomery County Board of Education will vote March 26 on a plan to relocate Wootton High to Gaithersburg’s Crown Farm campus, prompting protests and legal threats. The superintendent’s recommendation would also repurpose Wootton’s Rockville building as a holding site for renovations.

At an NRCC dinner in Washington, Trump promised larger GOP majorities even as gas prices, a weak jobs report and public unease over Iran complicate the picture. Localized losses and travel chaos give Democrats openings.

A federal judge ordered the release of Britania Uriostegui Rios after her lawyers argued she was wrongfully deported and held despite no realistic path to removal.

Sen. Ted Cruz is pressing Congress to rework Section 230, citing child‑safety concerns and a new White House AI blueprint that could reshape tech liability. The move mixes hearings, bipartisan wins and legal risk.

Rep. Sean Casten warned troop deployments to the Middle East risk widening the Iran conflict and urged Congress to demand briefings and oversight. His comments come as new Marine units head to the region.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that many immigrants who entered without inspection can be detained without bond hearings, deepening a national split in federal courts.

FHFA director Bill Pulte referred New York AG Letitia James to U.S. attorneys in Miami and Chicago over alleged insurance‑application fraud, DOJ confirms. The move follows an earlier dismissal and new lines of inquiry.

White House lawyer Kara Westercamp apologized at a Senate hearing for inflammatory social posts about senators and Jan. 6, putting her trade‑court nomination under scrutiny.

A Russian tanker loaded with hundreds of thousands of barrels is closing on Cuba as Washington tightens sanctions enforcement, testing whether fuel can reach an island in blackout. Analysts warn evasive ship tactics could defeat any delivery.

The Justice Department has settled Michael Flynn’s wrongful‑prosecution suit, a court filing in Tampa says. The filing says Flynn will receive settlement funds but gives no dollar amount.

The 8th U.S. Circuit upheld a policy that bars bond hearings for many immigrants arrested in interior operations; civil‑rights groups are preparing appeals.

Treasury has launched an 'AI Innovation Series' to explore easing rules on banks' use of AI, setting up a clash between industry aims and watchdog warnings.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered chaplains to stop showing rank on their uniforms and to wear faith emblems instead, a move he says will make them more approachable. Civil‑liberties groups have asked the Pentagon for documents and warned of First Amendment risks.