by Cate Bouvet | Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Two groups of protesters with strikingly different objectives demonstrated outside the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, at which world leaders pledged a combined $7 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction. One group opposed...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 19, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund was prepared to bring Ukraine’s $8.2 billion loan package to its executive board within days, after the war-ravaged country met requirements and secured other financing assurances from partner nations, the IMF’s top...
by David Sun | Feb 19, 2026 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Exactly one month after a major sewer line collapsed, pouring raw sewage into the Potomac River, environmental advocates and experts warned the public health threat could continue for months. The initial spill occurred on Jan. 19 when a section of the...
by Jasmine Kim | Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill weigh how quickly autonomous vehicles should be allowed on American roads, one critical issue remains unresolved: ensuring driverless cars can safely navigate around firefighters, EMTs, and police during emergencies. With...
by Brooke Sharp | Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House doubled down on its criticisms of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Wednesday, amid Moore’s decision to prohibit Maryland law enforcement from partnering with Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in a new bill. “It’s another just...
by Ben Shapiro | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out Friday evening after House Democrats and the White House once again failed to come to an agreement about how to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, triggering a partial shutdown with no clear...
by Melody Xu | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — When the clock struck midnight Monday night to mark Lunar New Year, dozens in Washington were parading behind vivacious lion dancers through the streets of Chinatown. The event, appropriately named “Midnight Madness,” filled the air with sounds of...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – An indictment, a House Ethics Committee report and an upcoming hearing have put Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., at risk of expulsion from the House in the coming months amid allegations of embezzling government funds. An investigative...
by David Sun | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senators condemned Jeremy Carl, President Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of state for international organizations, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday. The confirmation hearing allowed senators to probe four Trump...
by Melody Xu | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Tears welled in Cynthia Flanders’ eyes Wednesday as she reflected on a group of Buddhist monks’ walk to promote peace. Wearing a beanie that read “it’s okay not to be okay,” Flanders traveled from her Michigan hometown to the Washington region solely for...
by Isabel Papp | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators questioned ICE’s methods during testimony by DHS officials about violence conducted by ICE during Operation Metro Surge, the recent immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “Americans protesting shouldn’t give ICE the right...
by Gloria Ngwa | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized the Department of Homeland Security for what he described as “un-American behavior” in arresting U.S. citizens during Thursday’s House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing. “They are...
