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Matt Delaney

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Articles by Matt Delaney

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gunman at correspondents’ dinner charged with trying to assassinate Trump

Federal prosecutors on Monday brought attempted assassination charges against the man accused of opening fire one floor above the ballroom of the White House Correspondents' Dinner and writing a manifesto saying he was targeting President Trump and his administration.

April 27, 2026

Stephanie Minter was fatally stabbed near a Fairfax County bus shelter in February. Her mother, Cheryl Minter, said she wants Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descanp removed from office for past campaign statements about not prosecuting illegal immigrant criminal suspects. (Photo courtesy of Cheryl Minter)

Mom of slain Va. woman seeks ouster of Fairfax County prosecutor over illegal immigrant stance

The mother of a Virginia woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record wants Fairfax County's top prosecutor out of office for saying he won't pursue criminal cases against migrants because it could result in their deportation.

April 27, 2026

The memorial wall remembers the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been taken from the Eastern European nation amid the country's ongoing war with Russia. (Matt Delaney/The Washington Times)

Plight of 20,000 Ukrainian children abducted during war with Russia commemorated on National Mall

An exhibition spotlighting the 20,000 missing Ukrainian children was unveiled Thursday on the National Mall, as Capitol Hill lawmakers accused Russia of committing war crimes by abducting the youths and severing their ties to their homeland.

April 23, 2026

Police tape. (File photo credit: Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock.)

Four arrested as part of crackdown on illegal car rallies in Montgomery County

Montgomery County police said they arrested four people involved in two illegal street takeovers, including one who shot two people during a car rally in a grocery store parking garage in Kensington, Maryland.

April 23, 2026

Metropolitan Police Department's MP DC decal emblem badge shown on a police vehicle. File photo credit: DCStockPhotography via Shutterstock.

D.C. police find toddler who had gone missing after mother was gunned down

Metropolitan Police on Wednesday said they found a 2-year-old boy who was declared missing the night before after his mother was shot and killed in Northwest D.C.

April 22, 2026

A train arrives at Metro Center station, April 23, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

11 hurt after vehicle crashes into Metro train in D.C.

Metro officials said 11 people were injured early Wednesday after a work vehicle crashed into a stationary train in the District.

April 22, 2026

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry) ** FILE **

D.C. Council gives initial approval to permanent curfew, but does not extend emergency powers

The D.C. Council approved a bill that would establish a permanent juvenile curfew, but delayed a vote on an emergency order to keep the enhanced curfew authority in place through the spring and summer.

April 22, 2026

A recently placed warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has repair crews scrambling. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

DOJ, Maryland sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill

The Department of Justice and the state of Maryland have filed lawsuits against the District and its water/sewage utility over a January pipe rupture that released millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Potomac River.

April 21, 2026

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., listens as Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Housing, testifies at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Mark Warner says adult daughter died after long health battle

Sen. Mark Warner said Monday that his adult daughter died from complications related to juvenile diabetes and other health issues.

April 20, 2026

Police tape runs across 79th Street in Shreveport, La., Sunday, April 19, 2026, as police work at the scene of a mass shooting. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Louisiana man grappled with ‘demons’ before targeting wife, children in deadly shooting

Shamar Elkins told his family he was struggling with personal "demons" in the weeks before he shot and killed eight children, seven of whom were his own, in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday, his stepfather said.

April 20, 2026

Police tape runs across 79th Street in Shreveport, La., Sunday, April 19, 2026, as police work at the scene of a mass shooting. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Eight children, including a baby, killed in shooting in Louisiana

Louisiana authorities said eight children, including a baby, were killed in a mass shooting Sunday morning before police fatally shot the suspect.

April 19, 2026

Prince George's County police block the road to the police station, Monday morning. (AP photo/Jessica Gresko) **FILE**

18-year-old man charged in carjacking of Prince George’s County circuit court clerk

Prince George's County police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to last week's armed carjacking of a circuit court clerk.

April 19, 2026

A Philippine Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in El Segundo, Calif., on Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Iranian woman arrested at LAX on charges of weapons trafficking for Islamic regime

Federal authorities on Saturday arrested an Iranian woman at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of selling weapons on behalf of the Islamic republic.

April 19, 2026

A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., on Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Maryland rejects ‘most endangered’ label for Potomac River, as D.C. remains unaware about ranking

Maryland officials are disputing a new report identifying the Potomac River as the nation's most endangered waterway, while leaders in the District admitted they were unaware the Potomac had earned such a lowly title.

April 16, 2026

Fairfax County coroners, with two bodies in the van, prepare to leave the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, in Annandale, Va., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self inside their home, police say

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife early Thursday before taking his own life inside their Annandale home, police said.

April 16, 2026

Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers block the streets around the White House as members of the U.S. Secret Service investigate a suspicious vehicle, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Triple shooting in D.C. kills one, injures 2

D.C. police said Saturday that one man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in Southeast.

April 12, 2026

Florida AG investigating ChatGPT for allegedly assisting the suspect in state university shooting

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating ChatGPT after family members of those slain in last year's shooting at Florida State University said the suspect was coached through his attack by the AI chatbot.

April 12, 2026

This booking photo provided by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, shows Decarlos Brown Jr., who is charged with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Ex-felon accused of killing Iryna Zarutska deemed mentally unfit to face murder charges

The ex-felon charged in the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee last year in North Carolina, a caught-on-camera killing that made waves with the White House, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial.

April 8, 2026

The United States Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2017. Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com ** FILE **

Haitian migrant arrested after gas station clerk hammered to death

A Haitian man accused of fatally bludgeoning a Florida gas station clerk with a hammer had illegally entered the country and was later granted Temporary Protected Status by the Biden administration.

April 8, 2026

This photo provided by Sara Hindi, chief communications officer for the Indianapolis City-County Council shows damage at the front door of Councilman Ron Gibson's Indianapolis home on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Communications office for the Indianapolis City-County Council via AP)

Indianapolis lawmaker says his home was shot up over his support for data center

An Indianapolis lawmaker says someone opened fire on his home early Monday and left a note saying "No data centers" after he supported building a facility in a historic neighborhood.

April 7, 2026