News for August 24, 2025

Trump threatened to send troops to Baltimore and to reconsider federal money for the city’s Key Bridge replacement, while Maryland leaders pushed back and said the city is making progress.

The National Weather Service warned that a dangerous West Coast heat wave was putting about 1.2 million people at extreme heat risk, with record heat and health problems reported in several states.

President Donald Trump’s end of the U.S. “de minimis” import loophole is causing postal services to suspend parcel deliveries to the United States as new duty rules take effect.

Carjackings surged in Washington, D.C., during the pandemic, and President Donald Trump has used the city’s recent crime fears to justify a federal crackdown.