Washington

Talking point

What to do about America's aging politicians?

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A Lotta Laughs

Biden, Roy Wood Jr. serve up laughs at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Secret Service apprehend a toddler at the White House.

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Tiny Troublemaker

Secret Service responds after White House fence is breached by toddler

A box of prescription mifepristone for abortions.

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Dueling Rulings

Competing federal rulings spell trouble for abortion pill access

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One Lucky Winner

Winning $754M Powerball ticket sold in Washington

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Justin Klawans

Should Washington, D.C., become a U.S. state?

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not good

4 electrical substations vandalized in Washington, leaving thousands without power

Incoming Gen Z congressman Maxwell Frost

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Frostbitten

Gen Z congressman can't rent apartment in Washington

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Damon Linker

1 loose-lipped bureaucrat could start World War III

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chicken with a side of covid