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Trump Is Attempting to Create a 'Post-Death Mythology' With D.C. Construction, Says Neuroscientist

A neuroscientist suggests Trump's D.C. construction projects aim to secure his legacy as a timeless hero, using architecture to craft a post-death mythology and reshape historical narratives.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5

Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home

National Guard troops seized Anna King, slamming her to the ground and leaving her with injuries that required surgery, according to a federal tort claim

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Pentagon: National Guard in DC to cost another $1.43 billion

The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the amount spent so far, according to a new Pentagon estimate. The new estimate of the costs going forward,…

Roll Call · Aug 4

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Trump lashes into Jeanine Pirro saying she ‘choked’ on reflecting pool ‘vandalism’ and ‘folded like an umbrella’

The president is reportedly considering firing DC’s top prosecutor after court filings blamed his administration for damage

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Trump team deceptively edits reaction to his $5M gilded statues in DC

The White House shared a clip of a traveler calling the renovated Arts of War and Arts of Peace statues ‘beautiful,’ while leaving out other reviews calling it ‘gaudy’and ‘tacky’

The Independent UK · Aug 1

Politics is broken — but Comic Con isn't

The White House correspondents' dinner was phony and ugly. Comic Con was joyful, colorful and way more real

Salon · Jul 31

Mitch McConnell targeted with ‘missing person’ posters across DC

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The Independent UK · Jul 29

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How free childcare started winning US elections: ‘Overnight, people realized how essential it was’

Francesca Hong, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, is part of a wave of democratic socialists finding traction with an old idea

The Guardian - US · Jul 29

DC tunes into desi protest music

US officials remain silent on Indian local issues, focusing on internal political challenges. In India, meanwhile, protesters demonstrated peacefully, forcing government concessions after extensive efforts. Analysts have found parallels between Indian and American protest tactics and government responses.

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Trump shares glimpse of regilded Arts of War sculptures, the latest in president’s beautification project of DC

The restoration project has cost over $5 million, according to government spending records

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Your State May Recommend More Childhood Vaccines Than the CDC Does. Here Is How to Find Out Which Schedule Applies

Most states no longer follow the CDC's January 2026 childhood vaccine schedule. Here is how to check which one applies to your child before school.

Medical Daily · Jul 27

Nearly half of Americans think Trump’s DC projects are just to feed his ego

The poll found that 60 percent of respondents are unhappy with his projects

The Independent UK · Jul 23

'Level Of Incompetence Is Insane': Gunman Mocked Secret Service In Manifesto Before Trump Attack

The US Secret Service says it has probed about 10,000 threats this year as a manifesto from the alleged Trump attack gunman slamming 'insane' security gaps hangs over a rescheduled DC dinner.

International Business Times UK · Jul 23

6yo DC boy found ‘lying on bottom’ of pool after lifeguard ‘stepped away for a lunch break’, school promises to review incident

His mom was told her son had just "guzzled some water", then discovers he's on way to hospital.

We Got This Covered · Jul 23

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Roll Call · Jul 23

Amish Shah wins Democratic nod for key Arizona seat over DCCC-backed rival

Former Arizona state Rep. Amish Shah has won the Democratic primary for a fiercely contested swing district in Arizona, delivering another blow to national Democrats who put support and money behind former broadcast journalist Marlene Galán-Woods. “I have always prided myself on being a hardworking, grassroots candidate,’’ Shah, an emergency…

Salon · Jul 21

DC snobbery keeps helping MAGA

Sally Quinn, the self-appointed spokesperson of Washington society, exemplifies the elitism repelling both parties

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Agency packed with Trump appointees looks to bypass federal regulations to speed up construction of his DC arch

The latest of Trump’s passion projects, the 250-foot arch would sit at the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and reportedly cost an estimated $100 million

The Guardian - US · Jul 18

A year into a national guard deployment, DC residents say they live in ‘a city under siege’

Since Trump deployed troops last August, Washingtonians have banded together to resist and support one another

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The Independent UK · Jul 17

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze

Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of hazy, unhealthy air as smoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Canada push south and east

International Business Times UK · Jul 17

Code Purple: Millions Across NYC, Philly, and DC Suffocating Under Record-Breaking Toxic Haze

New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. are under a Code Purple air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke descends on the East Coast

Latin Times · Jul 16

Leavitt's First Briefing Back Covers the Waterfront — But Talks Around the Week's Deadliest Immigration Story

Leavitt's first briefing since maternity leave covered election hype, cooling inflation, and a betting scandal — but sidestepped the deadliest immigration story of the week.

The Independent UK · Jul 16

National Guard deployment to DC will last through Trump's term

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Lindsey Graham’s funeral is more complicated than you might think. World leaders may be to blame

A South Carolina funeral service is expected to take place ‘within a day but no more than two days’ of a service in Washington, DC, one Republican says

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Trump’s $1.2B DC makeover is draping the capital in tarps and gold — and draining Americans’ pockets

IN FOCUS: The builder-in-chief is providing taxpayers with a string of architectural facelifts they had no idea they even needed — or would be expected to pay for, writes Andrew Feinberg as he runs down Washington’s sudden public works boom

Reason · Jul 15

D.C. Wants To Charge Robotaxis $6 Million. Unions Still Say No.

A proposed bill would legalize commercial autonomous vehicles in D.C. under one of the country’s most expensive regulatory frameworks, but unions still want the brakes applied.

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