The U.S. Justice Department issues a memo asking recipients of federal funds to ban DEI programs, which President Trump has aimed to dismantle since taking office in January. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris announces she is releasing a memoir about her failed 2024 presidential campaign. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states is named the longest in recorded history in the world. nbcnews.com/science/scienc…

"Mr. Phelps, we have a problem," one Ravens player said in a video. "Did you know that one in three Ravens cannot swim?" nbc4dc.com/41EcE0X

President Trump will sign an executive order reinstating the national fitness assessment implemented in public schools from 1956 until 2013, a White House official says. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

WATCH LIVE: President Trump is expected to announce a crackdown on crime and homelessness in D.C. nbc4dc.com/OJWnmQI

“GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS,” Trump wrote before the visit. nbc4dc.com/Obfvo4i

BREAKING: A federal judge strikes down two Trump administration actions aimed at ending diversity programs at schools and colleges. apnews.com/article/trump-…

"I'm both a mom and mayor.": D.C. Mayor Bowser addresses her brief trip to Martha's Vineyard amid the police takeover: nbc4dc.com/6aUuClf

The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled. nbc4dc.com/MZIT63E

People who have experienced homelessness in D.C. say the challenges that got them there often snowball. nbc4dc.com/rQSEaui

A Maryland judge struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating DEI programs at schools and universities. nbc4dc.com/22Wo9B9

BREAKING: Attorney General Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'- and says she’s granting him the powers of the police chief amid the federal takeover. apnews.com/article/washin…

Nonprofits in the region are preparing in case people experiencing homelessness come to them from D.C. nbc4dc.com/xRV7hG8

A 60-year-old man spent three weeks being treated at a hospital after replacing table salt with sodium bromide following consultation with a popular artificial intelligence chatbot. nbc4dc.com/gRdS81r

D.C. leaders are pushing back after Pam Bondi named an “emergency police commissioner” to lead the Metropolitan Police Department. nbc4dc.com/pLKOBUi

POLICE TAKEOVER LAWSUIT: D.C. is suing over the Trump administration’s move to sideline the MPD chief, calling it a “hostile takeover” and a threat to Home Rule. nbc4dc.com/vy2f4WT

Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday, their first in-person meeting since 2019. nbc4dc.com/QW7eXXR

BREAKING: The D.C. police chief says the Trump administration's order to upend command structure would be a dangerous threat to law and order. apnews.com/live/donald-tr…

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