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Breaking news: A federal judge barred the Trump administration from cutting, damaging or impairing any more trees at East Potomac Park without first obtaining a court order, challenging President Trump’s plan to remake the public golf course. wapo.st/4zVuGXp
New: Yesterday’s killing at the D.C. jail was the third stabbing of the month at the facility, according to records reviewed by The Post. It comes a week after the DOJ announced a federal investigation into conditions there.
W/ @liamjscott
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Now: Interim D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll says a 2nd suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the killings of 12-year-old Mhilo Young and 14-year-old Tyale Coates. The arrest occurred in the past hour.
Story to be updated with more:
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A man was fatally stabbed at a D.C. jail Sunday, according to police and the city’s Department of Corrections.
It marks at least the third stabbing in the facility this month, according to data reviewed by The Post. wapo.st/4BrdAT5
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New: A man was fatally stabbed at the D.C. jail Sunday, marking at least the third stabbing in the facility this month, according to arrest records.
w @conarck in @postlocal
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Meet Olivia the duck. 🦆 She is quacking to keep the French delicacy - foie gras - off the menu in D.C. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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The battle for the best airport lounge washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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A rite of DC politics is to promise to do something about rats.
It never ends well.
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We are saddened to announce the passing of former State Attorney Harry Shorstein, who led this office for five terms from 1991-2008.
Shorstein was a true public servant — he was a combat-decorated U.S. Marine in Vietnam before he returned home to serve his community.
We send our condolences to his family and friends.
In 2019, we unveiled an official portrait and honored his career and legacy, which will endure at SAO4.
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A D.C. rabbi was among those detained by the IDF in the West Bank earlier this week.
Here’s what she told me, in @washingtonpost
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NEW: The Trump admin is building a network of super-powerful A.I. cameras at the border. But the cameras have been placed near parks, homes and beaches. Already, more than 1 million people live in areas where these cameras can watch them.
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“Right now, Democrats are clamming up tighter than a clam in the hot August sun.”
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Secret Service says this was due to a “suspicious item near the Ukrainian Embassy.” Bridge and several roads were closed “out of an abundance of caution,” investigation is ongoing and “additional details will be forthcoming.”
NOW: The Francis Scott Key Bridge has been shut down at M Street NW in Georgetown/Washington DC as Secret Service investigate a ‘suspicious item’ found 🚨
DC Police and their EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) are assisting USSS. Details remain limited; expect extended delays as ALL traffic is currently being rerouted.
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In January 2025 my mom’s lung cancer spread to her brain. The drug with the best chance of helping her was approved in China but not here.
A doctor told me, almost as an aside, that if she were Chinese she could buy it at a pharmacy.
So I flew to Shanghai and came home with 26 boxes in my luggage. That was 19 months ago. My mom is still here, still working, and in her words has had an amazing three years.
The drug was approved in China in 2023. The FDA approved it in July 2025. It still is not for sale here. I know of at least 30 Americans who have made the same trip.
I have been scared to tell this story because I worried it could cost my mom access to the medicine keeping her alive. But the problem matters more than my silence. These drugs need to be developed and available here, and that means FDA reform.
Art Allen at KFF Health News told our story this week. It also ran in The Washington Post.
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Noting: The Pentagon is downplaying the significance of the broken Eisenhower globe, calling it a "replica" in stories like this.
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That glosses over that the Army considers this globe a historic treasure in its own right. Here was the sign posted with it:
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Federal prosecutors told a judge they will retry their bribery case against D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8), and that they plan to seek a superseding indictment — a move that could introduce additional charges. wapo.st/47uTHNf
New: Prosecutors say they will seek a superseding indictment in their bribery case against D.C. Council Member Trayon White Sr.
And his lead defense attorney, lambasting the decision to re-try as racially motivated, says his days on the case are numbered.
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