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On Animal Testing, All Agencies Should Follow the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Lead

A years-long White Coat Waste campaign exposed waste, fraud and abuse at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), saved ...
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BoxStar Movers: Redefining What a Stress-Free Move Feels Like in the DMV

Moving in Washington, DC, isn’t for the faint of heart. Between narrow streets, strict parking rules, and elevators that ...
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Little District Books Begins Its Next Chapter

After three years along Barracks Row, the city’s only queer-focused bookstore has moved into a bigger space with even bigger ...
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The Needle: Trump Orders More Extrajudicial Killings, Dems Win First Big Post-Trump Election, And Masked ICE Impersonators Are a Problem

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How D.C. Employers Are Stealing Millions from Their Workers

From construction sites to cocktail bars, wage theft in the D.C. area has allowed some employers to cut costs by up to 48 ...
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The Needle: USAO Is In Crisis Under Pirro, Ballroom Donors Received Hundreds of Billions in Contracts, And Immigration Agents Raided D.C. Apartment Building

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The Needle: Park Police Want More Officers In D.C., And Mount Pleasant Community Builder Might Leave U.S. After TPS Revoked

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The Needle: Prosecutors Suspended for Accurate Descriptions of Jan. 6 as a “Riot,” and Trump Orders National Guard “Quick Reaction Forces,” And ICE Violates Own ...

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Phil Mendelson Is Back at the Watergate for a Lobbyist-Fueled Fundraiser

Your annual reminder that the slushy constituent services funds are available to help with bills, rent, and plastic leis, apparently.
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The Needle: MPD Officer Hides Federal Agent’s Shooting And OAG Fights National Guard Deployment

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A Federal Agent Shot at a Driver in D.C. An MPD Officer Was Told To Omit the Shooting from His Report.

An HSI agent fired three times into a vehicle police claimed was trying to flee. The charges were dismissed during a preliminary hearing.
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The Needle: Immigration Agents Target Bus Stops, And Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Plummet Under Trump

While the Post slashes local coverage, we keep showing up. Help us keep doing what we've been doing since 1981: holding power to account, highlighting the arts, and chronicling D.C. history in real ...