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9 Jun 2025
In 2023, crime surged in D.C. as homicides reached levels not seen in a generation. In 2024, violent crime receded. But young people here are still living with their guard up and making decisions to keep themselves, their friends and their siblings safe. wapo.st/448q6rR
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Days before District voters head to the polls, a candidate running in the crowded race for the Ward 1 seat on the D.C. Council has been removed from the city’s public financing program after allegedly falsifying contributions. wapo.st/43zPLJ3

Ward 1 D.C. Council candidate faces scrutiny over campaign funds

Jackie Reyes Yanes has been removed from the city’s public financing program after allegedly falsifying campaign contributions. She denies the claim.

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Fifty-five percent of D.C. registered voters said the city is headed in the wrong direction, up from 42 percent the last time a Post poll asked this in 2022. It’s the highest percentage of respondents saying the city was on the wrong track since 1998. wapo.st/4gea9XB
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The D.C. Council reversed cuts the mayor proposed to child care programs, housing vouchers and paid family leave. wapo.st/4e5WVcE

How D.C. lawmakers avoided deep cuts to child care and social services

The outstanding deficits in popular programs have led some advocates and lawmakers to suggest raising taxes on the wealthy — a move opposed by the mayor.

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Whether you’re looking to cheer for the red, white and blue, follow a particular international team, or just soak in the atmosphere at an outdoor viewing party, here’s where to watch the World Cup in the D.C. area. wapo.st/3S4bvu0

Where to watch the World Cup in the D.C. area

Outdoor viewing parties, embassy-sponsored events and happy hours draw passionate fans of the beautiful game.

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Janeese Lewis George leads Kenyan R. McDuffie by double-digits in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor, according to a Post-Schar School poll. But a quarter of voters remain undecided about the race as the primary enters its final days. wapo.st/4x75rB7

Lewis George leads in D.C. mayoral race, Post-Schar School poll finds

Janeese Lewis George leads Kenyan R. McDuffie by double digits in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.

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Post food critic Elazar Sontag reviewed Bar Del Monte, an Italian restaurant in D.C. where fresh produce rules and nothing sticks around for long. Here are his thoughts: wapo.st/4vsAPIz

Review | Bar Del Monte masquerades as a simple neighborhood restaurant. It’s much more.

Fresh produce rules and the menu is always changing at this outstanding Italian restaurant in Mount Pleasant.

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From a parade of tall ships to a downtown block party to a glimpse of some of our country’s iconic treasures under one roof, here’s where to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in D.C.: wapo.st/4dQ5fOZ

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with these summer events in and around D.C.

New exhibitions, grand reopenings and a pair of block parties bring a festive, patriotic vibe to the area around the National Mall.

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Leszek Sibilski, the founder of World Bicycle Day, took a six-mile journey through D.C. alongside a group of diplomats in the inaugural Embassies Ride. wapo.st/4e3WaBa

Meet the man who created World Bicycle Day and has kept the ride going

Leszek Sibilski and a group of diplomats took a six-mile journey through the District from Union Station to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

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It's been a year since the Commanders’ top receiver Terry McLaurin began the holdout that sent the team into a free-fall. While he eventually got a contract extension worth $98 million, McLaurin's season was filled with injuries and disappointment. wapo.st/4wZPNHv

Terry McLaurin isn’t ready to forget last year’s mistakes: ‘I learned a lot’

The Commanders’ star receiver acknowledged Tuesday that his holdout impacted young quarterback Jayden Daniels.

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Running with an unwavering focus on workers’ and tenants’ rights, Janeese Lewis George has built a campaign fueled by union support and progressive grassroots energy in a bid to become the first democratic socialist mayor in the nation’s capital. wapo.st/4e0hSFY

The rise of Janeese Lewis George, who could be D.C.’s first democratic socialist mayor

Focusing on workers’ and tenants’ rights, the council member would represent a drastic shift in the status quo if elected to the city’s highest office.

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Twenty-five years ago, Corporal Barry Foust, who died last month, was on patrol when he saw a passenger jet veering off course toward the Pentagon and radioed it in. Today, officers, friends and family members gathered to say goodbye. wapo.st/4dLOuoc

An officer’s call brought help to the Pentagon on 9/11. He’s now being mourned.

Twenty-five years ago, Corporal Barry Foust, who died last month, was on patrol when he saw a passenger jet veering off course toward the Pentagon.

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Cost-of-living pressures are mounting as electric and water bills are set to rise in the District in the coming months. Pepco and D.C. Water cite inflationary costs and supply chain strain. Find out how the price increases can affect you here: wapo.st/3QcUAVz

Utility bills in D.C. are rising. Here’s what to know.

Monthly electric and water bills are set to increase, with utilities citing inflationary costs and supply chain strain.

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Prince George’s County Executive Aisha N. Braveboy announced interim superintendent Shawn Joseph as her pick to continue leading Maryland’s second-largest school system. wapo.st/4uInEDb

He was ready for a new chapter. Now he’s leading a large Maryland school district.

Shawn Joseph was chosen by Prince George's County Executive Aisha N. Braveboy to permanently serve as the county schools’ superintendent.

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A key question before D.C.’s election this month is whether voters will find Kenyan R. McDuffie's calibrated ambition, crafted in recognition of the city’s shrinking budgets, exciting enough as the city chooses a new mayor. wapo.st/4dJPglD

In D.C. mayor’s race, Kenyan R. McDuffie is the not-so-moderate moderate

Backed by the city’s business class, he’s pitching opportunity for the District’s downtrodden — and arguing he has the experience to deliver it.

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Five people were killed and dozens more were injured Friday in an early morning crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia. The crash occurred around 2:35 a.m. where traffic was slowing ahead of a work zone, according to state police. wapo.st/3RtnQI3

‘The bus was going really, really fast,’ survivor says of deadly Virginia crash

The accident, involving a bus and six vehicles, was declared a "Mass Casualty Incident" by authorities.

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John Fredericks, the conservative radio host who has built a large following as a cheerleader for President Trump, is setting his sights on a far narrower audience: D.C. voters. wapo.st/49WXCnq

Trump-loving radio host seeks a political toehold in deep-blue D.C.

The conservative talk-show host John Fredericks is running to become the Republican Party chair in the city’s very blue Ward 2.

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The race for delegate is already shaping up to be one of the most thrilling in D.C. politics. D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto joins Robert C. White Jr. (D-At Large) in the race, pitting the two council colleagues against each other. wapo.st/4mVboe6

D.C. Council’s Brooke Pinto joins race for Congress, challenging Norton

Pinto joins her council colleague Robert C. White Jr. in the high-stakes campaign for Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s seat, which Norton has held for over 30 years.

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Complaints against D.C. police rose 25 percent in the six months ending in March, which coincided with an unprecedented federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital, according to the city’s Office of Police Complaints. wapo.st/4nHBPWv

D.C. police complaints rose during heightened federal law enforcement presence

An independent oversight agency found that complaints increased by 25 percent after federal agents began patrolling city streets alongside local police.

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The fatal shooting of a star high school football player has left a D.C. neighborhood on edge. wapo.st/3Px0W1w

His mother warned him to be careful. By evening, the D.C. student was dying.

Brady Dale Flowers II died on May 8 after being shot near his high school in D.C.

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Two people were injured, one critically, after shootings in Prince George’s County on Friday afternoon, police said. The investigation prompted lockdowns at a handful of schools, some of which have since been lifted. wapo.st/49x4JCU

Two injured in spate of shootings in Pr. George’s County, police say

A man was taken into custody after police say he shot at random people with an AR-15.

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