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So long Stumpy. More than 100 iconic cherry trees in DC face the axe.

News of Stumpy’s final spring has prompted people to leave flowers and bourbon and had one Reddit user threatening to chain themselves to the trunk.

8 weeks ago

Commerce Dept. minority business agency ordered to serve all races

The Minority Business Development Agency was established during the Nixon administration to address discrimination in the business world.

By Alexandra Olson

2 months ago

Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service and its new postmaster general in New York on Monday to ensure adequate funding for postal operations.

4 years ago

Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals

A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed to a higher court, asking that the executions move forward.

4 years ago

FBI faces wrongful death lawsuit from 2017 school shooting

According to the lawsuit, the agency received information that the shooter posted online, seeking advice on acquiring a cheap assault rifle to commit a mass shooting at Aztec High.

4 years ago

Trump-appointed US attorney in Texas abruptly resigns

Joseph Brown, who has served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas since 2018, will leave office on May 31, according to a statement.

4 years ago

Here’s who Trump plans to appoint DEA boss and US attorney in DC

A Trump administration official has revealed who the president plans to make the head of the DEA and who will become the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia.

4 years ago

Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization

Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Judge halts $3.6B diverted from military construction projects for border wall

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from spending some Defense Department money to build a border wall with Mexico, the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over one of the president’s signature domestic issues and campaign priorities.

4 years ago

North Carolina Rep. Holding won’t seek 2020 reelection

Holding represents the Triangle-area 2nd Congressional District, which was dramatically altered by the state legislature a few weeks ago because state judges ruled it was likely the previous map was tainted with extreme partisan bias favoring the GOP.

4 years ago

Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head

Conservation groups are demanding fuller disclosure of financial terms and an environmental review of the proposed deal for the California's Westlands Water District, the nation's largest agricultural water supplier.

5 years ago

Ex-intelligence officer gets 10 years in espionage case

A former U.S. intelligence officer convicted of trying to pass defense information to China was solemn as he was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and said he "would give anything" to change his actions.

5 years ago