Stories from Washington DC · United States

The Washington DC Police Department allegedly engaged in a systemic culture of misclassifying crimes to make the city appear safer. Former police chief Pamela Smith is cited as having led a department culture that incentivized lowering crime classifications.

Approximately 30% of college students reported using psychiatric medications within the past year.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, has pressed Stanley Drucker Miller's investment firm to release Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh from confidentiality agreements. Warren is seeking greater transparency regarding Warsh's investments prior to a Senate confirmation vote. The move comes as Warsh remains under scrutiny during the nomination process. Financial disclosures from last month show assets held by Warsh and his wife, Jing Lauter, totaling at least $192 million.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman is participating in an effort to share effective data sharing practices to combat payments fraud.

A report from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General's Office found that 76% of mobile applications installed on devices used by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis posed security risks.

Crews are removing soil from the C&O Canal down to the clay bottom to facilitate restoration. Workers are cleaning canal locks by hand to preserve the site. The project includes fixing the clay bottom and planting native vegetation. John Lyle with DC Water stated the process is labor intensive. Crews using heavy machinery have collected contaminated soil from the bottom of a canal to prevent wastewater from entering the Potomac River. Work is currently focused on locks 12, 13, and 14.

A new bill passed by the county council imposes a $1,000 fine and up to 60 days in jail for individuals attending unsanctioned car racing events. The legislation, sponsored by Council Member Yoneka Fisher, targets spectators as well as drivers.

An attorney for a client at the D.C. jail argued that the conditions are harsher than those experienced by convicted murderers and January 6th defendants. The D.C.

Some Americans are reporting that immigration detention centers are being built in their communities with little to no notice given to local governments. Residents claim these facilities are being acquired overnight without public input.

President Donald Trump held a summit for small businesses on Monday. Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Trump stated that small business is to the United States. He described small businesses as the lifeblood of the American economy. He noted that the country is composed of many small businesses that collectively form a large business sector.