1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) Lonnie G. Bunch III said he will step down as head of the Smithsonian Institution by the end of the year. News4’s Dominique Moody reports. President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (78+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The AI-powered license-plate readers can track vehicles across vast geographical areas in…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (327+ words) The lower courts were clear. They found more than just a trivial typo or a harmless defect in this redistricting amendment. They identified three separate and serious problems with Question 3. First, the circuit courts concluded that the language of Question…...

5+ day, 5+ 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, 2+ 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, 3+ day ago   (553+ words) Virginia lawmakers are considering a statewide ban on Flock cameras as people across the country raise privacy concerns. News4’s Drew Wilder reports. One town in Northern Virginia recently voted to immediately remove all of its Flock cameras. Now, Virginia lawmakers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (378+ words) Community members are coming together for a rally at Hains Point to protect the public space around East Potomac Park amid swirling rumors that redevelopment could take over. News4’s Jessica Albert reports. A federal judge in D.C. said she is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (220+ words) Ausby's path to the appointment ran through a competitive screening process. The Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission selected her on June 30, 2026, as one of seven finalists recommended to Moore, drawn from a pool of 23 candidates that included eight sitting judges…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (405+ words) A President Trump-appointed review panel indicated support for a permanent fence around Lafayette Square, with some tweaks to the design. News4’s Aimee Cho reports officials have refused to say how much the fence will cost and who’s paying for it....

1+ week, 3+ 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…...