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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.

5 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

8 weeks ago

Half of US public approves of Washington’s arms deliveries to Ukraine

A new survey finds American support for Washington's backing of Ukraine has ebbed slightly since the war began 15 months ago.

11 months ago

Virginia ramps up competition with Maryland to land FBI headquarters

Budget documents estimate that roughly 7,500 jobs are tied to the new facility.

By Molly Weisner

15 months ago

Space Force picks Johns Hopkins University as war college

JHU will offer a 10-month, accredited professional military education program that draws on courses in international studies and engineering.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

‘Baby bonds’ now being tested in DC could cut wealth gap, backers say

Children of capital’s poorest families would get up to $25,000 when they reach adulthood for college, to invest in a business or make a down payment.

21 months ago

Senate confirms Cardona as Biden’s education secretary

Miguel Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut's education chief, was approved on a 64-33 vote.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

3 years ago

Postal worker sentenced for fraud, embezzlement, theft

A former postal worker was sentenced Tuesday for wire fraud, embezzlement and identity theft amounting to $276,000 over seven years.

3 years ago

Judge orders Postal Service to take extraordinary measures

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service.

3 years ago

US judge orders stop to Postal Service cuts, echoing others

A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Monday in ordering a halt to recent Postal Service cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.

4 years ago

NY judge: Postal Service must timely process election mail

The U.S. Postal Service must live up to its responsibilities to timely process election mail by treating it as a priority, a New York judge ordered on Monday, adding that the agency’s workers should be permitted to make extra deliveries and work overtime near the November presidential election.

4 years ago

States ask judge to reverse changes at US Postal Service

A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.

4 years ago