4+ day, 58+ min ago   (403+ words) Ford called the transportation secretary’s letter a “wrongheaded attempt to capture headlines” and said it contains numerous factual errors. Ford said it supports the Trump administration’s vision for advancing American innovation and manufacturing. (Charles Krupa/AP File) By Gavin J....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1047+ words) An appeals court hears oral arguments as the Trump administration considers its broader strategy for restricting access to mifepristone. By Derek Hawkins and Paige Winfield Cunningham September 8, 2026 06:30 p.m. A federal appeals court in Louisiana is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (286+ words) By Jenna Monnin and Kelly Poe September 8, 2026 03:42 p.m. Scoop: The Trump administration is planning a major shake-up at the National Park Service and will tell officials to “avoid categorical promises” about layoffs, according to internal planning documents obtained by NOTUS. Smithsonian…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (273+ words) Lonnie Bunch III will retire at the end of 2026, wrapping up a nearly eight-year tenure as the institution’s leader. September 8, 2026 12:42 p.m. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, wrapping up…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (804+ words) The Southeast Library in Eastern Market. (Courtesy of the D.C. Public Library System) By Martin Austermuhle and Zara Norman September 8, 2026 06:31 a.m. When a century-old D.C. library is standing on nothing but stilts, it can make anyone nervous. “One wrong move by one excavator…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (376+ words) September 8, 2026 06:00 a.m. Today’s notice: What’s the message out of Republicans’ midterm convention? Nearly 70 candidates have self-funded their campaigns; most lost. Democrats eye a DOGE-ish idea. And: What’s happening with the screwworm scare? There’s been a lot of reporting about Republicans frustrated…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (921+ words) “It doesn’t make a lot of sense, biologically,” a former longtime USDA official said. September 8, 2026 05:13 a.m. America’s fight against the New World screwworm was expected to be a multiyear effort, yet the number of new cases has dropped to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (655+ words) By Martin Austermuhle and Zara Norman September 3, 2026 06:31 a.m. Are you going to get a ballot in the mail for November’s D.C. elections? Under normal circumstances, the answer would be simple: Yes. Since the pandemic, the D.C. Board of Elections has been…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (187+ words) The project is estimated to have cost up to $6 million. September 2, 2026 05:23 p.m. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a new helipad on the White House grounds is complete, touting the project as both safer and more visually striking than the previous…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) September 2, 2026 04:26 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’s going to do a blitz of campaign travel — in the last 30 days before an election that doesn’t necessarily favor his party. Trump didn’t specify how many states he’ll hit, just that he’ll “be making…...