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Citizen groups document signs in museums and national parks amid Trump pressure
Hundreds of citizens are walking the halls of famous museums documenting exhibits as part of a project called Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian.
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Revolutionary: How LGBTQ+ people have been part of America's story from the start
Before the terms we use today to describe LGBTQ+ people existed, there are American stories of same-sex relationships, gender non-conformity and love.
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How Loudoun schools' superintendent sees the parents' rights battle
Loudoun County Public Schools’ superintendent will testify on Capitol Hill this week at a House hearing on “ ‘breaking Trust, attacks on parents’ rights, inappropriate content and legal abuses in America’s schools.” Since President Donald Trump took office, the Northern Virginia School district has been under investigation by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice, and is now…
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Once a DC ‘gem,' residents show Fort Chaplin Park Apartments in disrepair
The I-Team saw dead rodents and what appeared to be mud seeping through the subfloor, with a pervasive stench of mold.
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Maryland woman describes ICE detention conditions in Louisiana
A woman from Maryland detained by ICE last year told News4’s Tracee Wilkins conditions are challenging inside the detention center where she’s been held since August.
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‘Where are our priorities?' DC childcare pay fight clashes with sports deals
Proposed cuts to childcare workers’ pay come in a year D.C. is ramping up spending on marquee sports projects.
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Trump's ballroom and private donations: Watchdogs cite concerns if Congress approves
While potential congressional approval may quash the legal battle the ballroom faces, some government ethics watchdogs have remaining concerns about the millions in private dollars already given to fund it.
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After bar fight on video, Maryland Senate candidate addresses dropped felony charges
A bar brawl that landed a man in the hospital for days is putting a spotlight on a candidate for Maryland state Senate. Kevin Ford Jr. is a first-time candidate running for state senator in Prince George’s County’s 24th District, but he’s not new to politics. Former Prince George’s County executive Rushern Baker is his godfather, and Ford managed...
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Ex-teacher at DC's Duke Ellington School sentenced to 16 years after sex abuse conviction
A former teacher at D.C.’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Friday. Mark Williams was convicted in February of sexually abusing a former student in about 2014 at the acclaimed Georgetown high school.
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Federal judge limits construction at proposed Md. ICE facility
Any renovations or retrofitting of a planned ICE detention center in Washington County, Maryland, remain on hold for now. A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed in February by the Maryland attorney general to stop the facility from opening. Construction has been halted on the facility due to a temporary restraining order that…
