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Karen Bass advances to runoff election for Los Angeles mayor

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Highlights: Supreme Court weighs arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants

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Trump leaves as Supreme Court hears defense of birthright citizenship

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Trump signs executive order to pay TSA workers with other funds after House rejects funding bill

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Trump says he will sign an emergency order to pay TSA agents

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DHS pick Mullin says he regrets calling Alex Pretti a ‘deranged individual’

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Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump’s firing

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a politically charged case with the independence of the nation’s central bank at stake.

 

Supreme Court seems likely to allow state bans of trans athletes in school sports

The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams after arguments Tuesday.

 

Supreme Court seems likely to limit race-based electoral districts under Voting Rights Act

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Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down

Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city’s delegate in Congress.

 

Trump’s law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say

A pair of senior Washington, D.C., police commanders acknowledged that the ongoing federal law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital is alienating the population and damaging community relationships.

 

Schools reopen in DC with parents anxious over Trump’s armed patrols

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers.

 

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

The Trump administration has reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department after a court hearing.

 

Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid President Donald Trump’s takeover.

 

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

 

US grand jury indicts one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and one of his friends

A federal grand jury has indicted one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and a U.S. citizen for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions and fund gang activities.

 

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to assist with law enforcement have begun arriving in Washington, D.C.

 

The nation’s capital waits for Trump’s next move as a federal takeover threat looms

President Donald Trump’s promised law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital didn’t appear to happen as scheduled on its first night.

 

Confederate statues in DC area to be restored and replaced in line with Trump’s executive order

Two Washington, D.C.-area statues commemorating the Confederacy will be restored and replaced, in line with President Donald Trump’s pushback on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical narrative.

 

Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

A former Washington, D.C., Council member is returning to his seat, five months after he was kicked out for his involvement in a federal bribery investigation.

 

DC prepares for Trump’s military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

As Washington, D.C., cleans up from the weekend’s culmination of World Pride, the capital city’s focus now shifts straight into a very different mass event — the June 14 military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

 

As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse — and better — times swirl

As World Pride wraps up this weekend in Washington D.C. the older LGBTQ+ generation can sometimes find a hard time fitting in among the after-parties and DJ sets.

 

As World Pride flows straight into the military parade, DC officials say they’re ready for anything

Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds.

 

Shakira performance for World Pride opening concert abruptly canceled due to technical issues

One day before the kickoff concert for World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital, headlining performer Shakira has abruptly canceled due to equipment difficulties.

 

DC mayor seeks business-friendly policies to spark growth amid loss of up to 40,000 federal jobs

With the nation’s capital facing a pair of overlapping budget crises, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled a budget proposal that bets heavily on business-friendly policies designed to boost investment and move the city away from dependence on a dwindling number of federal jobs.

 

World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration

The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn’t until May 31.

 

Washington’s Hispanic community fighting fear and rallying help as rumors of an ICE crackdown bubble

A flurry of rumors and unconfirmed media reports has fueled fears that agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be descending on schools in Washington, D.C., known to have large Hispanic immigrant populations.

 

Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, DC’s mayor walks a tightrope

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been walking a public tightrope for months with both the White House and Congress. Now Bowser’s relationship with the D.C.

 

Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.

 

DC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House Republicans leave the city budget in limbo

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Council are scrambling to address a financial crisis created when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives recessed without voting to fix a hole in the city budget.

 

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