🦋 Working 4 You 🦚 Your place for DC-area news, weather, culture and more. Tag us in your posts to share tips! Stream 24/7 for free: https://www.nbcwashington.com/watch/ The other socials: @nbcwashingtonhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlzmmahu622nAround 15,00 people are expected on the National Mall Sunday for two major events: George Washington University will hold its commencement ceremony near the Washington Monument and the first major event of America250 kicks off down near 12th Street. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/thousands-expected-on-national-mall-for-jubilee-of-prayer-gw-commencement/4105332/17 May 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzmmahu622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlzmhtnovk2nVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/new-virginia-law-banning-assault-firearms-prompts-quick-lawsuits-from-gun-rights-groups/4104847/17 May 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzmhtnovk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlzmfuek7k2nThis year, horse racing fans in the DMV got a rare treat — the 151st Preakness was held at Laurel Park in Prince George's County. https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/pageantry-on-display-for-historic-preakness-in-laurel/4105255/17 May 2026 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzmfuek7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlzmdeypsc2nSen. Bill Cassidy’s primary loss Saturday brings an end to a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately defined by tensions with President Donald Trump. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/senator-bill-cassidy-defeat-shows-price-of-dissent-in-trump-republican-party/4105323/17 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzmdeypsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlyydsqlhk2nNapoleon Solo, seen as a top candidate to win the race from the get-go, has won the 151st Preakness Stakes. Here are the highlights. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/triple-crown/napoleon-solo-preakness-stakes-winner/4105228/16 May 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyydsqlhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlx54nndi22wTrump announced the joint operation in a late-night social media post that offered few details. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/trump-isis-leader-killed-in-mission/4105133/16 May 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlx54nndi22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlx4z573wc2wMore National Guard troops could hit the streets of Washington and D.C.’s top prosecutor says she’ll go after parents of curfew violators as part of the “summer surge” in the District that federal authorities announced Friday. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/curfew-citations-parents-national-guard-feds-dc-summer/4105120/16 May 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlx4z573wc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlwwznfsis2wThe president also said he’s not considering the political implications of the Iran war on the midterms, when Republicans will be defending slim majorities in each chamber. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/trump-defends-remarks-americans-finances-iran-talks/4105117/16 May 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwwznfsis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlwubojack2wAn Asian American Maryland state delegate says he felt blindsided and saddened after two of his colleagues posted a video mocking his accent and accusing him of being a Chinese spy. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/maryland-delegates-colleague-accent-china/4105099/16 May 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwubojack2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlwhen63u22wThe Supreme Court rejected a bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the House. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rejects-virginias-bid-to-restore-congressional-map-favoring-democrats/4105034/15 May 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwhen63u22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlw6qgd4bc2kBreaking: At least two people have been shot after gunfire was reported in multiple locations in Prince George’s County. Video shows a flipped car and shell casings in Riverdale. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-county/at-least-2-people-shot-after-gunfire-reported-in-riverdale-college-park/4104954/15 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw6qgd4bc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlw25ht3w22tDeveloping: Someone was hit by a Metro train after officials believe they accidentally fell onto the tracks at the Rhode Island Avenue station. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/person-hit-by-red-line-metro-train-after-falling-onto-tracks/4104921/15 May 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw25ht3w22thttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvxhr2ry22iJust In: The judge in the rape retrial of Harvey Weinstein declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that a previous jury failed to decide. He has been convicted in New York and California. http://nbc4dc.com/cqhoBQA15 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvxhr2ry22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvsr3ou222cJust In: The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused in the ambush killings of two Israeli Embassy employees outside downtown D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum last spring. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/doj-to-seek-death-penalty-for-man-charged-with-killing-2-israeli-embassy-staffers/4104819/15 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvsr3ou222chttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvrlpmmnk2f"Am I 'the bimbo,' Jeff?" A top Fairfax County official called a school board member a “bimbo” in a text. Then someone screenshotted the text and sent it to her. "This stale view of women in public service is very present in Fairfax County,” she said. http://nbc4dc.com/47tYwEy15 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrlpmmnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvqni6x5c2y“Nightmare.” A driver who sped in reverse into a child’s birthday party in Bladensburg, killing a mother, learned his sentence. A parent said it’s not enough and that the children “will never look at birthday parties the same. They always think it’s going to be a tragedy.” https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/victims-sentence-birthday-party-hit-and-run/4104665/15 May 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvqni6x5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvo6axync2rFor the first time ever, Laurel Park will host the Preakness Stakes. 🏇 But who will win the second leg of the triple crown? http://nbc4dc.com/ta2vIWP15 May 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvo6axync2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvldy33dk2r“It’s been really a great couple of days,” Trump told reporters. Here’s what we know about the critical talks between the U.S. and China. http://nbc4dc.com/0IJYZPE15 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvldy33dk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlvdjxqv622rThe Washington Commanders' full schedule for the 2026 season is out, and it starts with a bang. 🏈 http://nbc4dc.com/koYpb8B15 May 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvdjxqv622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mluzrljngc2eWARMING UP 🌡️ Friday will start cool before highs reach the 70s. But summerlike temps in the 80s and 90s are coming soon. http://nbc4dc.com/xX7N2R815 May 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluzrljngc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mluj5fb76s2uPolice officers in Northern Virginia herded a family of Canada geese off the highway Thursday afternoon, as lanes were shut down to keep everyone safe. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/honking-on-the-highway-family-of-geese-escorted-off-i-66-in-virginia/4104473/15 May 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluj5fb76s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mluhkuilvk2uOn Capitol Hill Thursday, Republican lawmakers lashed out at Fairfax County’s commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff, saying their policies allow dangerous undocumented immigrants back on the streets. https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/northern-virginia/fairfax-county-officials-capitol-hill-undocumented-immigrants/4104543/15 May 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluhkuilvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mluf3j3ejk2uA man who drove his car into a birthday celebration in Bladensburg, Maryland, killing a woman and injuring several others, pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison — which victims say is unfair. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/victims-sentence-birthday-party-hit-and-run/4104665/15 May 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluf3j3ejk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mluceovfak2uA guest was fatally shot in broad daylight in the parking lot of a North Bethesda, Maryland, hotel late Thursday morning, and police are searching for the shooter. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/guest-shot-marriott-north-bethesda/4104658/15 May 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluceovfak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlu76mwvck2uThe head of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors called a school board member a derogatory term in a text message and was called out by every member of the county’s General Assembly delegation. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/fairfax-county-board-chair-calls-official-derogatory-term-in-screenshotted-text/4104481/15 May 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu76mwvck2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlu5gxgomc2uThousands of childcare workers could see their salaries slashed under D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget. Also on The News4 Rundown: How Metro plans to handle Commanders crowds at RFK site. https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/news4-rundown/dc-childcare-workers-could-see-salaries-slashed-the-news4-rundown/4104623/15 May 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu5gxgomc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlu4wtbzfs2uMayor Muriel Bowser says the cuts are tough but necessary as the District faces a $1.1 billion budget gap. https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/where-are-our-priorities-dc-child-care-pay-fight-clashes-with-sports-deals/4104489/15 May 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu4wtbzfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mlu2aodefs2uIrma Garcia took advantage of a George Mason University program that helps seniors pay for college. https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/northern-virginia/george-mason-universitys-senior-program-grandmother-graduate/4104557/15 May 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu2aodefs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mltz7om3xc2uA long-awaited project in Southeast D.C. hit a major milestone with the ribbon-cutting on a new community park in the Skyland neighborhood. https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/local/skyland-project-ribbon-cutting-park/4104538/14 May 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltz7om3xc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbcwashington.com/post/3mltl663tms23Just In: Federal authorities are planning a “summer surge” aimed at reducing crimes committed by young people in D.C. sources tell News4. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/federal-summer-surge-to-target-youth-crime-in-dc/4104455/14 May 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:utncxp64doodk3pmctcmhp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltl663tms23