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Feds grant aid to DC as crews make progress on fix of Potomac sewage spill pipe DC Water crews reached the damaged section of the collapsed pipe dumping wastewater into the Potomac River on Thursday, marking progress in the repair. The Trump administration is also now coordinatin...

The Trump administration has begun coordinating with D.C. on repair efforts, the White House says, as crews finally reached the collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor.

U.S. completes withdrawal from World Health Organization Experts say the U.S. exit could cripple numerous global health initiatives.

The U.S. finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said.

The tenth layer of hell is actually getting the generic royalty-free music you're editing with stuck in your head

Read and watch Virginia Gov. Spanberger's full inauguration speech Read Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s full inauguration speech and watch it in the video player here.

Read Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's full inauguration speech and watch it in the video player here:

Cell phone video from ICE officer shows fatal Minneapolis shooting NBC News has obtained what appears to be the cell phone video shot by Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

JUST IN: NBC News has obtained what appears to be the cellphone video shot by Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

No injuries after United plane engine sparks during takeoff, starting brush fire A United Airlines flight out of Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing after one of the plane’s engines failed during takeoff on Saturday afternoon.

A United Airlines flight out of Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing after one of the plane's engines failed during takeoff on Saturday afternoon.

Bill would rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after Charlie Kirk A bill introduced in the U.S. House on Wednesday would rename the former Black Lives Matter Plaza site in Washington, D.C. after conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

If passed, H.R. 6578 — the "Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza Act" — could stir new tensions between the District and the Trump administration over the name of the intersection at 16th Street NW between H and K streets.

2 National Guard members' conditions unclear after shooting near White House Two West Virginia National Guardsmen have died after a shooting on Wednesday, right next to Farragut Square Park and two blocks north of the White House.

BREAKING UPDATE: West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey now says there are "conflicting reports" about the two Guard members' conditions. He previously said they died.

Get the latest here:

Lawsuit could limit how ICE conducts arrests in DC A federal judge is weighing whether to limit how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make arrests in Washington, D.C. A lawsuit filed by advocacy groups — including the ACLU and CASA — challeng...

A lawsuit filed by advocacy groups — including the ACLU and CASA — challenges allowing ICE to arrest people without warrants or probable cause.

FRESHFARM taking fresh food donations for Thanksgiving As the holidays approach, many wonder how they can go beyond the non-perishable items requested by most food drives and how to give fresh vegetables, produce and even turkeys to neighbors in need. As ...

As the holidays approach, many wonder how they can go beyond the non-perishable items requested by most food drives and how to give fresh vegetables, produce and even turkeys to neighbors in need. The answer is as close as the farmer’s market.

Opinion | Tim Kaine: Why I Voted to End the Shutdown

In a NYT op-ed, Sen. Tim Kaine fires back at critics who say he “sold out” by voting to reopen the government:

“I have close knowledge of key actors, and I do not believe Republicans would have conceded on health care during the shutdown.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed at home by group claiming to be cleaning crew A police report about the crime says Norton has “early stages of dementia.” Her office said: “The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was u...

A police report about the crime says Norton has "early stages of dementia." Her office pushed back saying: "The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was unqualified to make."

Going to undergrad in the middle of Colonial Williamsburg, then working at the local newspaper, from 2016-2021, meant living every day in a microcosm of the contemporary debate around American history, identity and politics.

This article captures that push-and-pull like nothing else I've read.

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

Here's what to expect if the government shuts down at midnight The key deadline to fund the federal government is Sept. 30, 2025, and the odds of Republicans and Democrats striking a deal seem slim. Here’s what to expect next.

Air traffic controller training, veteran services, CDC communications, federal employee pay: Here's what will continue, and what won't, if the government shuts down tonight.

Snake caught after slithering into DC Fire training academy “Pete the Python,” a multi-foot long snake, was found slithering around the DC Fire Training Academy building on Saturday, the agency said.

One of the latest DC Fire and EMS hopefuls wasn't quite up to sssssnuff.

How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jail

Why publish one story about A.I. gone wrong when you can publish two?

Here's my other story today on how the NYPD used facial recognition tech to arrest the wrong man for public lewdness.

The perp was 5'6''. Cops charged Trevis Williams, who is 6'2''.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...

Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Trump appointees are supersizing ICE, spending aggressively and taking an even more confrontational approach with critics and opponents, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. https://theatln.tc/OH59S1s1

Selling Zohran | Defector On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU…

Selling Zohran: defector.com/selling-zohran

Analysis of recent crime data for D.C. finds marginal differences before and after federal takeover An analysis by NBC Washington of Metropolitan Police Department data shows that while crime is down slightly across Washington since last week's federal

My data science minor got me an NBC live blog byline yesterday! Honored to share the space with the spectacular @tednbc4.bsky.social and @garygrumbach.bsky.social.

"When you talk with people in, or from, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina is often the way by which we demarcate time. When attempting to recall an event, a moment, or an experience, someone will ask "Was it before or after the storm?"

My husband and his family all do this. When Katrina hit, he was 7.

White House announcement on Monday will ‘stop violent crime' in D.C., Trump says “On Monday, a Press Conference will be held at the White House which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.,” Trump said on his social media website, Truth Social.

The president shared no details about what Monday's announcement might entail.

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

"He can either give us a license... or we’ll smash the fucking window out and drag him out.”

That's not just any ICE officer saying that. His name is Matthew Elliston and he now oversees ICE field operations on the East Coast.

Fire torched this bookstore owner's dream. Old Town helped her rebuild stronger For Jamie Fortin, the owner and founder of Friends to Lovers bookstore in Old Town Alexandria, the shop’s celebration of love goes beyond its focus on romance novels. Love also comes in the form of a ...

It's a busy Friday, many of you are heading out for the weekend, and there's other, bigger stories out there to cover. But I wanted to take a moment to highlight this piece I wrote earlier this week, which I'm quite proud of.

May we all be as resilient as Friends to Lovers.

Maryland man detained by ICE in Gaithersburg while walking dog, family says The family of a Maryland man who’s lived in the United States for decades is looking for answers after they say he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month ...

"JUST WANT HIM HOME": A Maryland man was detained by ICE while walking his dog and faces deportation to a country he doesn’t know.

Do landlords need to cooperate with ICE? What to know about your right to privacy A constitutional lawyer says that individuals and companies that own rental properties are not under any legal obligation to share information with ICE, but the issue is still causing concern.

A constitutional lawyer says that individuals and companies that own rental properties are not under any legal obligation to share information with ICE, but the issue is still causing concern.

George Mason faces another DEI investigation — this time from the Justice Dept. The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a civil rights investigation into George Mason University over its hiring practices. The DOJ investigation is in addition to one from the Department of Educ...

The investigations into GMU appear to be part of a pattern from the Trump administration, which has used civil rights laws to fight diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at universities.

Salvadoran man released in Alexandria after being held by ICE for nearly two months A Salvadoran father who was arrested by Alexandria police and handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spoke out after spending nearly two months in a detention center. The 27-year-old...

"It was a month I never imagined," the Salvadoran man said in Spanish. "It was a month of so much trauma."

Supreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security data The Supreme Court on Friday allowed members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security Administration data.

JUST IN: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security Administration data.

Former KenCen president talks about changes to the DC institution: News4 Rundown The former president of the Kennedy Center talks about President Donald Trump’s comments during the Kennedy Center Board dinner last week. Also on The News4 Rundown: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., held...

The former president of the Kennedy Center talks about President Trump's comments during the Kennedy Center Board dinner last week. Also on The News4 Rundown: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., held a listening session at the Eden Center in Falls Church, where businesses face uncertainty due to tariffs.