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DC sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as intervention intensifies

Aug 15, 2025 3:09 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

Midlands pickleball team heading to D.C. for competitive event

Sep 23, 2024 10:19 PM EDT

Alex Tejada,

In the past few years, pickleball has grown in popularity in the Midlands.

Families of war hostages speak in hopes of bringing their loved ones home

Oct 26, 2023 2:44 PM EDT

CNN,

Several families of hostages from the war in Israel/Gaza spoke to bring attention to the plight of their loved ones currently being held hostage or missing in Gaza.

Former Columbia Mayor takes new gig in White House

Feb 28, 2023 12:19 AM EST

Associated Press,

Washington, D.C. (AP)–President Joe Biden on Monday announced the appointment of former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top adviser, filling a key White House role from a state that has become crucial to the Democratic Party ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Benjamin will become director of the White House Office of Engagement. He takes over from another former…

Police say at least 3 shot, ‘active threat’ in northwest DC

By Michael Balsamo and Carole Feldman

Apr 22, 2022 6:34 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Police and federal agents swarmed into a northwest Washington neighborhood on Friday after at least three people were shot in a flurry of gunfire.

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May 26, 2017 11:51 AM EDT

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DC sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as intervention intensifies

Midlands pickleball team heading to D.C. for competitive event

Families of war hostages speak in hopes of bringing their loved ones home

Former Columbia Mayor takes new gig in White House

Police say at least 3 shot, ‘active threat’ in northwest DC

By Michael Balsamo and Carole Feldman

Win a Washington D.C. Getaway with roundtrip flight and hotel stay for two!

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