Sean Salai

Peak bloom for cherry blossoms predicted as March 28-31

The National Park Service has released its peak bloom prediction for the District's Tidal Basin cherry blossoms, and enthusiasts hope it's accurate enough to avoid a repeat of last year's St. Patrick's Day surprise.

February 27, 2025

GOP-led states embrace DOGE’s return-to-office move for government workers

Several GOP-led states are in step with President Trump's push to make government workers return to the office or forfeit their jobs.

February 26, 2025

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton asks DOD to ground VIP helicopter flights near Reagan airport

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the Department of Defense on Tuesday to end all nonessential VIP helicopter flights in the region to make Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport safer.

February 25, 2025

JAMA study finds 22,180 more births in first 14 states that restricted abortion

The first 14 states that restricted abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022 delivered 22,181 more babies into the world as a result, a federally funded study shows.

February 25, 2025

GOP-led states eye stricter DEI bans at public colleges as Trump threatens funding

Some Republican-led states are weighing stricter bans on diversity, equity and inclusion lessons at public colleges as President Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from institutions that hide it.

February 21, 2025

Share of LGBTQ adults hits new high of 9.3% in Gallup polling

The latest Gallup poll released Thursday finds a new high of 9.3% of adults identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual in 2024.

February 20, 2025

Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in ‘divisive’ diversity grants

The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled $226 million in federal grants earmarked for meetings and reports on diversity needs in K-12 schools.

February 19, 2025

Historic black church in Northern Virginia cancels Kennedy Center concert over Trump changes

A historic Black church in Northern Virginia will no longer offer an annual Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center.

February 19, 2025

ICE pulls out of University of Maryland career fair after student backlash

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not participate next week in a career fair at the University of Maryland's flagship school after pushback from students alarmed by the Trump administration's deportation efforts.

February 18, 2025

PragerU says injured founder/conservative pundit Dennis Prager will return ‘soon’

Conservative talk show host Dennis Prager is recovering from a nasty fall in November and hopes to be back on the air soon despite remaining paralyzed from the shoulders down, his media company announced this week.

February 18, 2025

Kennedy Center has recent history of showcasing politicized art

Proponents of President Trump's shakeup at Washington's Kennedy Center say the venue's track record of politicizing art goes beyond a single drag show.

February 17, 2025

Education Department cancels $881 million in research contracts

The Trump administration canceled $881 million in contracts for education research this week, targeting programs its Department of Government Efficiency flagged as examples of wasteful spending.

February 14, 2025

Tennessee governor signs universal K-12 voucher law

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law Wednesday letting parents in his state spend more than $7,000 of taxpayer funds on private K-12 tuition, transportation, tutoring and other educational expenses.

February 13, 2025

Postal Service launches redesigned money order to deter thieves

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a redesigned money order this month with added security features to deter a post-pandemic uptick in mail fraud.

February 12, 2025

States embrace purging waste, boast of efforts before Trump and Musk

Eight red states from Iowa to Texas started versions of President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency to stop wasteful spending -- while politicians on each side of the aisle insist they were doing DOGE before DOGE was cool.

February 11, 2025

Gallup poll finds waning support for transgender soldiers

Support for transgender people serving in the military has plunged over the past six years, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

February 10, 2025

Protesting congressional Democrats blocked from entering Education Department

Several dozen congressional Democrats unsuccessfully tried to enter the Education Department Friday, their latest effort to visit agencies the Trump administration has targeted for massive spending cuts.

February 7, 2025

Survey finds 51% of college presidents alarmed by Trump’s return

A little over half of college presidents responding to an annual survey fear that President Trump's second administration will hurt higher education.

February 6, 2025

Super Bowl snacks cheaper than last year

Super Bowl munchies will cost slightly less than last year, according to industry reports that show food prices cooling ahead of Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

February 5, 2025

Virginia lawmakers outraged over report of ‘flawed’ FBI headquarters search

Virginia lawmakers expressed outrage Tuesday over a report on flaws in the selection of Greenbelt as the site for the new headquarters of the FBI.

February 4, 2025