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No Kings rallies across US urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms
October 17, 2026, 7:52 pm |
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Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections. The hundreds of planned events were billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two years’ worth...
‘Leaders have to take note’: Residents turn out for ‘No Kings’ rallies across DC region
October 17, 2026, 7:48 pm |
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Dozens of protests are being held in D.C., Maryland and parts of Northern Virginia ahead of the midterm elections.
Justice Department asks judge to step aside in East Potomac Golf Links lawsuit
October 17, 2026, 2:17 pm |
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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to step aside from a lawsuit over President Trump’s plans to overhaul East Potomac Golf Links.
Death of missing DC man ruled homicide months after remains found
October 17, 2026, 12:45 pm |
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The remains were in an "advanced state of decomposition" and were later identified as 25-year-old Jahari Garrett, of D.C.
DC looks at menu of possible tax increases in tight budget year
October 17, 2026, 12:43 pm |
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The Council Committee of the Whole held an invitation-only hearing, tapping the knowledge of fiscal experts, former District officials, business leaders and non-profit leaders to weigh in on a number of proposed tax measures.
DC-area United Bank focusing on Palm Beach, Atlanta expansion in 2027
October 17, 2026, 10:47 am |
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United Bank is focusing on expansion, opening offices in Atlanta and Palm Beach next year.
Embattled White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after less than a week
October 17, 2026, 2:01 am |
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President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is on the way out, only a week after he named her to the job.
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home
October 17, 2026, 1:47 am |
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In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, lawyers for the Democrat from Minnesota described the investigation as a baseless effort to go after a longtime political target of Republican President Donald Trump, noting that the search was conducted just weeks before the midterm elections, in which Omar is on the ballot.
DC police launch e-bike, e-scooter safety campaign
October 17, 2026, 12:53 am |
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One week after a D.C. official died in an electric scooter crash on Capitol Hill, police launched an outreach campaign focused on e-bike and e-scooter safety.
January’s ‘snowcrete’ part of DC’s planning for another possibly brutal winter
October 16, 2026, 11:26 pm |
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The D.C. government isn't expecting the region will again be buried under a layer of rock-hard "snowcrete" this winter. But officials are preparing as if it could be.
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