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100+ DC-area federal buildings appear on list for possible sale amid confusion
The Trump administration sparked confusion this week after publishing a list of more than 400 federal properties it said could be up for sale, including more than 100 in the D.C. area.
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Broadway musical ‘Hamilton' cancels plans to play Kennedy Center in 2026
The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., next year. Organizers cited President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the institution’s leadership as their reason for canceling.
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Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs.
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Now-deleted list of federal buildings for sale across US sparks confusion
The Trump administration published a list of over 400 federal properties it said need to be sold, including over 100 in the D.C. area. Within 24 hours, the list was gone. News4’s Ted Oberg reports.
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Trump issues ‘last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.
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Trump grants one-month tariff delay for U.S. automakers
President Donald Trump continued to send mixed signals about his tariff plans Wednesday — granting U.S. automakers a one-month reprieve on new 25% duties imposed on Canada and Mexico, while continuing to deem Canada’s efforts to tackle drug and migrant flows insufficient.
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Businesses, customers brace for potential price increases as tariffs take effect
Prices at stores, restaurants and gas stations could go up because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, economists say, and small businesses and customers say they have already started to experience its impact. At Audrey’s Fish & Chips in Manassas, Virginia, owner Kat Phisootchukkrawan said she’s feeling the pinch from rising prices for both ingredients and supplies. Phisootchukkrawan said she...
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Most federal workers are essential to the US, majority of Americans in poll say
Most Americans believe federal employees are essential to the functioning of the United States, a new poll found.
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Department of Veterans Affairs to lay off tens of thousands of workers by August
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members. That’s according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough...
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Demonstrators rally to reinstate former National Labor Relations Board chair
Demonstrators show support to Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve as the National Labor Relations Board chair, who was fired by President Trump. Since January, the board has been without a quorum. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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The US is appointing an ‘affordability czar' — here's what that means for you
As the federal government vows to to tackle rising prices, there are key steps consumers can take to bring monthly costs down.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's bid to avoid paying USAID contractors
The Trump administration’s efforts to effectively dismantle the foreign aid agency led contractors to file suit claiming they are owed money.
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Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress
President Donald Trump delivered his first speech to Congress of his second term Tuesday night, celebrating the big spending cuts, crackdown on migration and economic vision from the opening weeks of his administration, NBC News reported.
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Trump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland ‘one way or the other'
Trump argued in a joint address to Congress that control of Greenland was crucial to U.S. national security.
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Key takeaways from Trump's speech: A focus on culture wars and GOP unity, as Democrats protest
Trump defended his tariffs, bashed “wokeness” and outlined his tax agenda as Democrats heckled him, while some in the party chose between audible and silent protests.
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WATCH: Sen. Elissa Slotkin's full response to Trump's address
Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress.
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Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas' at joint speech to Congress
During his speech to Congress, President Donald Trump revived a racial slur for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), referring to her as “Pocahontas.”
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Trump claims transgender children are ‘a lie'
During his joint speech to Congress, President Donald Trump said he seeks to end the “lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body.”
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Trump presents gold card as a green card but ‘more sophisticated'
President Donald Trump talked about the development of a gold card, which would allow foreigners to buy a pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million during his joint address to Congress.
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Trump welcomes athlete Payton McNabb to joint address to Congress
President Donald Trump welcomed athlete Payton McNabb, who was injured while playing volleyball against a trans athlete in high school, as his guest for his joint address to Congress.