National politics

A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials.

A human smuggling case against Kilmar Ábrego García, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, was thrown out on Friday.

The Maryland Democratic Party’s Fight Back & Win Summit and Gala is scheduled for next month. It will feature workshops for activists and campaign workers and a fundraising dinner.

The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced the creation of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche did not rule out that those who attacked police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, would be eligible for compensation.

DHS is mandating that flights from certain African countries be routed through Washington Dulles International Airport.

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.

Hours before an attack at a San Diego mosque that killed three men, including a security guard hailed as a hero, police were racing to find the two teenagers who would ultimately be deemed responsible.

COLUMN | If President Donald Trump hadn’t chosen to skip on speaking at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony on Friday, he probably would have tried to land a witty remark. They all do. From FDR to Biden, they sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. They always get a laugh.

The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department, an arrangement that Democrats and government watchdogs derided as “corrupt” and unconstitutional.

Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of the Ebola disease that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines.

President Donald Trump’s trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and the notion that Washington and Beijing could adopt a new framework for managing their complicated relationship.

A veteran NBC News correspondent helped rescue a teenager from a burning car after a high-speed crash on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County.

A federal judge seems prepared to strike down Howard County’s emergency legislation banning private detention centers after a challenge by the developer converting an old office building for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.

The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.

Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon, is resigning as President Donald Trump’s head of the Food and Drug Administration.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.

COLUMN | In Maryland’s biggest primary, almost anything seems possible just 32 days from the start of early voting. A look at how candidates are trying to break out of a crowd of Democrats.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.

Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle.