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A gang of violent juveniles has been captured on video involved in an all-out brawl in a Washington, DC, Chipotle outlet Saturday night with chairs alternatively being thrown and used as weapons as the wild melee unfolded.

Thirteen Washington, DC police officers, including reportedly some “high ranking” department officials, have been suspended in connection with an internal investigation into how the department has been formulating crime statistics — a matter also probed by Congress and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Several top officials in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C. are facing termination regarding an investigation “into the manipulation of crime data,” according to a recent report.

The White House went on lockdown on Monday after a shooting occurred nearby, according to multiple reports.

Security footage near the magnetometers used by law enforcement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner appears to show a K9 pick up on the alleged attacker and move toward him, only to have the K9 handler pull the dog back.

President Donald Trump is earning praise from unlikely sources as he works to revitalize Washington, DC, and its monuments for America’s upcoming 250th birthday.

President Donald Trump described the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the Washington Correspondents Dinner was being held, as “not a particularly secure building,” and added that “we need the ballroom.”

President Donald Trump said Saturday night that Secret Service and law enforcement acted quickly and bravely following a reported shooting near the White House Correspondents Dinner, noting he favored continuing the event while deferring any final decision to authorities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation detailed a series of arrests, indictments, and operations across the country in its Weekly Watch update, outlining cases involving fraud schemes, violent gangs, cybercrime networks, and national security threats handled by field offices and partner agencies.

Shocking images of malfunction and disrepair beneath the halls and stages of the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts revealed to reporters on Wednesday illustrated the need for the upcoming $257 million renovation project.

An officer in Washington, DC, celebrated as the first openly gay union chair is accused of grooming someone he believed was a teen boy for sex.

A weeklong event to read the entire Bible aloud kicked off in Washington, DC, on Saturday evening, and President Donald Trump is scheduled to participate by reading scripture on Tuesday.

The construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled late Friday night. The judgement came just 24-hours after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground rebuild on the site of the former East Wing.

Freedom 250 announced the “Great American State Fair” is coming to the National Mall for 16 days in June and July as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration. 

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has arrested nearly 20,000 illegal migrants in the Washington, DC, area since January 2025.

Two Washington, DC, men have been accused of choking, beating, burning, and ultimately killing a man in his condo after he politely let them into the lobby of his upscale building.

A Vietnam veteran got a big surprise Wednesday upon his return home from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump announced that he, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, are cleaning up Washington, D.C.’s “absolutely filthy Reflecting Pool.”

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta praised and laughed at several anti-Trump protest signs while interviewing demonstrators in Washington, DC, during a “No Kings” rally on Saturday, part of a series of left-wing demonstrations held in cities across the United States against President Donald Trump.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops for flights at several airports in the Washington, DC, and Maryland area, due to an “environmental issue” at a government facility, according to multiple reports.

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) expressed that she was “disappointed” after hundreds of teenagers flooded the neighborhood of Navy Yard on Saturday night, leading to two minors being arrested.

Southwest Airlines has announced that all flights servicing two major airports will be canceled in just a few months, including at one of the world’s busiest.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops at several airports in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland area over a “strong odor” coming from a government facility.

The second highest-ranking official in the Washington, D.C. police department — also named in a probe into the department’s purported underreporting of crime statistics — has been placed on administrative leave, reportedly over “inappropriate” text messages on his work phone.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals struck down on Thursday Washington, DC’s, ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds. 

Several people were wounded Sunday just before 1:20 p.m. in a mass stabbing near I-495 at Little River Turnpike in Annandale, Virginia.

The Department of Education (ED) in Washington, D.C., gilded its building with banners on Saturday in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

British street organiser Tommy Robinson decried legacy media for their reportage of his visit to Washington, asserting “their power is gone”. 

Veterans Affairs Sec. Doug Collins will serve as the designated survivor during Tuesday night’s State of the Union, making him the first Cabinet official selected for two consecutive presidential addresses to Congress after previously holding the role during a March 2025 joint address.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) declared a public emergency and requested support from the federal government regarding the ongoing Potomac River sewage crisis.

A Washington, D.C. resident who lost her grandson in 2017 due to violence in the city praised President Donald Trump, stating that one thing she liked about him was that “he keeps it real just like grandma.”

The Capitol Police indicated a man exited a vehicle with a shotgun Tuesday, began running toward the Capitol, and was then arrested. 

A former Miss California winner was booted from the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission on Monday during a hearing on antisemitism at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.

The ongoing Potomac River sewage incident is shaping up to be one of the biggest in U.S. history, some experts say.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday touted a study showing that the murder rate in major U.S. cities dropped to its lowest level in more than 125 years.