Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army ...

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

There has not yet been a large-scale sweep by agents in any of those public spaces locally, but that hasn’t quieted fears. Rumors ricocheting across the region have for many begun to feel like a ...

Follow live updates and news coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. Stay up to date with real-time developments on key moments and outcomes for Trump’s nominee for Health Secretary.

Numerous Snopes readers asked us if the U.S. government had indeed planned to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza. The ...

Trump said earlier Wednesday that the U.S. has "30,000 beds in Guantánamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens ...

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

There is no evidence that the U.S. earmarked $50 million in condoms to Gaza, or that it has recently spent $50 million on condoms in Gaza. On X, a State Department spokesperson said the freeze stopped ...

The policy reversal follows a tumultuous 48 hours as lawmakers and citizens expressed concern that funding for health care, law enforcement, disaster aid, and infrastructure spending could be paused ...