Kristi Noem’s Stolen Purse at a Burger Joint Is Still a Washington Mystery

Kristi Noem, the top official charged with patrolling the nation’s borders and protecting it from terrorist threats, was burgled in plain view of her security detail.

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Trump Administration Aims to Sell Housing Department Headquarters

The building has been added to a list of properties that the administration says it is trying to offload in order to eliminate waste.

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D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The House of Representatives went on recess without acting on a measure to avert a possible billion-dollar budget cut in Washington, D.C.

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Judge Blocks Trump From Retaliating Against Susman Godfrey Law Firm

It’s the latest setback to the president’s efforts to wield government power to punish the legal industry. A federal judge called it “a shocking abuse of power.”

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She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass

Natalie Winters, a protégée of Stephen Bannon, belongs to a newly high-profile contingent of West Wing reporters.

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Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country

The mass action, “Hands Off!,” was planned at a time when many on the left have bemoaned what they considered a lack of strong resistance to President Trump.

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Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office

President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

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Kite Confiscated After Coming in Contact With a Jet Near Washington

United Airlines said a plane landed safely at Reagan National Airport after a witness said he saw a kite reach the plane between its fuselage and engine.

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In Rebuttal to Trump Official, M.T.A. Says Subway Is Getting Safer

In response to the transportation secretary’s disparagement of the subway system, transit officials said that felonies were way down and fare evasion was dropping.

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D.C. Plane Crash Echoes Boston Skating Club’s 1961 Tragedy

Two months after the D.C. plane crash killed 67, including six people affiliated with the Boston club, the members had to prepare for the world championships. Unfathomably, they had a blueprint.

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