5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (237+ words) (CNN) — Lonnie Bunch III said Tuesday that he will retire as the head of the Smithsonian Institution, a role that placed him at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the world’s largest museum organization. Bunch said in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) A federal judge got an update Thursday at a hearing on the plan for the Trump administration’s major renovation at East Potomac Golf Course, and the public found out that a lot more trees have been taken down than anyone…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (365+ words) The latest pieces of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing Thursday in front of a federal panel that already has blessed other big-ticket plans from the designer-in-chief. The National Capital Planning Commission, which this spring…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (270+ words) Prince George’s County Public Schools is changing leadership in its Transportation Department after a rocky start to the school year left thousands of students waiting for bus assignments. Keba Baldwin is stepping down as director of transportation, PGCPS said Sunday....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) Hains Point was packed with bike riders Saturday, part of a large crowd protesting the Trump administration’s proposed changes to East Potomac Park in D.C., which they fear could limit public access to the park’s golf course and other features....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (569+ words) After school bus difficulties meant about 10,000 students in Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland had trouble getting to and from school, if the bus even came at all, leaders in the school system are trying to offer up promises…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) One of the lures of visiting a National Park is the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature in a safe environment, however, some advocates are concerned about a growing list of overdue repairs and lack of funding for improvements....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. The Maryland Supreme Court declined to hear Lee Boyd Malvo’s attempt to withdraw his guilty plea to six counts of first-degree…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (614+ words) This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Heading into the new school year, WTOP sent questionnaires and requested interviews with school leaders across the D.C. region. Here’s Prince George’s Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Joseph on the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) August 24, 2026, 1:29 PM An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year’s killing of Charlie Kirk. The ruling Thursday said the newspaper did not have…...