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The Feds Paid $9.5B to Keep Workers Home in 2025. Was it Actually a Bargain?

A new GAO audit shows the U.S. paid $9.5 billion for federal workers not to work in 2025 — and the savings numbers don't add up.

Latin Times · Sep 20

Trump’s push to turn DC into a gilded bunker lays bare his increasing isolation

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump announced Sunday that his planned 'triumphal arch' would be the latest D.C. structure weaponized to satisfy his war-happy image. In reality, it reflects his administration's descent into irrelevance, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Sep 20

DC Man Charged in 2-Month-Old's Death Allegedly Tried To Blame His Autistic Son, Prosecutors Say

Demetrius Beatty is accused of blaming his autistic six-year-old son after a two-month-old girl suffered fatal head injuries while he was caring for five children.

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

SNAP benefits changing October 1, 2026: New eligibility limits, deductions, monthly payments and asset rules

Starting October 1, 2026, SNAP benefits and income limits are poised for a substantial increase. Eligible households can expect a notable rise in monthly allotments, while the USDA updates income thresholds essential for SNAP eligibility. Furthermore, many households will see adjustments to their standard deductions for specific expenses, all of…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

Trump arch could have ‘adverse effects’ on nearby monuments but will proceed, report says

National Park Service lays out concerns that planned 250ft arch could interfere with historic sites in US capital

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

In 1877, Douglass paid $6,700 for a Washington estate that became his final home

In 1877, Frederick Douglass bought a hilltop estate in Anacostia, Washington, DC, for $6,700, acquiring a house and roughly over 9 acres of land despite a racial restriction in the property's original deed. Douglass named the estate Cedar Hill and made it his final home. Over the next 17 years,…

The Times of India · Sep 16

The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of Washington

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

Washington, DC woman saves moth-infested vintage clothing using wasps. But the internet thinks she should reconsider: ‘Mothballs weren’t an option?’

The idea is based on science.

We Got This Covered · Sep 12

Bet365 launches in Washington DC as British company continues US expansion

The operator now has an online betting and casino footprint across 18 US states

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Trump Handed White House Aides, Including Natalie Harp, $45,000 in Cash — Ethics Experts Aren't Staying Quiet

Trump gave $45,000 in cash to three aides and $20,000 to a fourth. Ethics experts warn the gifts may cross a legal line.

Latin Times · Sep 11