The National Capital Planning Commission is the federal board that oversees federal construction in the Washington, D.C., area and it typically is not involved in demolition approvals.
November 14, 2025
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organizational
Role and typical scope of the National Capital Planning Commission regarding federal construction projects in the D.C. area.
In 2025, the Trump administration conducted targeted immigration sweeps in some Democrat-led U.S. cities and deployed the National Guard to support immigration agents and respond to anti-ICE protests in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.; those National Guard deployments prompted legal challenges by state officials.
November 13, 2025
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temporal
Describes a pattern of federal enforcement actions and related state-level legal pushback.
As of 2025-11-11, sixteen U.S. states plus Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C. accept and count mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day if those ballots are postmarked on or before Election Day.
November 11, 2025
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temporal
Describes jurisdictions that allow counting of postmarked mail ballots received after Election Day.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, there were 122 homicides in Washington, D.C. year-to-date as of 2025-11-10.
November 10, 2025
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Year-to-date homicide total reported by the Metropolitan Police Department for Washington, D.C.
As of 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice reported that violent crime in Washington, D.C., was at a 30-year low.
November 10, 2025
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statistical
Reported characterization of Washington, D.C. violent crime levels by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Donald Trump administration deployed the National Guard to respond to unrest or security situations in U.S. cities such as Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
November 05, 2025
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policy_action
Example of a federal response option used during periods of civil unrest or security concerns in U.S. cities.
The expansion of Washington, D.C.'s population to the south and west has contributed to a political realignment in nearby Virginia counties, with formerly rural counties such as Stafford County, Spotsylvania County, Loudoun County, Fauquier County, and Clarke County trending toward the Democratic Party.
November 05, 2025
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trend
Demographic growth and suburbanization around a major city can change local political alignment over time.
The Bureau of Land Management's headquarters location has changed across recent presidential administrations, having been moved to Colorado under one administration and later returned to Washington, D.C., under a subsequent administration.
November 05, 2025
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temporal
Notes administrative relocation of the BLM headquarters across administrations.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) operates a laboratory in Washington, D.C., that analyzes flight recorders (commonly called 'black boxes') and can recover readouts from recorders that have suffered some fire damage.
November 04, 2025
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temporal
Capability of the NTSB laboratory to extract data from fire-damaged flight recorders.
Between 2005 and 2025, Virginia experienced a political realignment driven largely by population growth in the Washington, D.C., suburbs in Northern Virginia that favored Democratic candidates.
November 03, 2025
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temporal
Suburban population growth in Northern Virginia has been a major factor altering the state's political balance.
A 2025 investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group compiled a database showing that 230 school crossing guards across 37 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., were struck by vehicles over a 10-year period, and nearly three dozen of those guards were killed.
October 31, 2025
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temporal
Findings from a multi-year media investigation into incidents involving school crossing guards.
As of 2025-10-27, the Albert Pike statue is the only monument within Washington, D.C. that honors a Confederate general.
October 27, 2025
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status
Relative status among public monuments in the District of Columbia
The plaque at the base of the Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., originally mounted by the Freemasons, describes Pike as an "author, poet, scholar, soldier, jurist, orator, philanthropist and philosopher."
October 27, 2025
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descriptive
Text of the plaque affixed to the monument
Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, located approximately six miles from Washington, D.C.
October 19, 2025
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geographic
General location of the town of Bladensburg in relation to Washington, D.C.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac River and connects Arlington, Virginia, with Washington, D.C.
October 16, 2025
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geographic
Location and function of a major bridge near the national capital.
In 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployed personnel to major U.S. metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Washington, D.C. as part of expanded efforts to disrupt smuggling networks and track undocumented migrants.
January 01, 2025
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Pattern of federal immigration-related deployments to U.S. cities described by federal officials.
An April 2022 survey produced by Lindsey Olson's research firm found that respondents in Washington, D.C. were more likely than respondents in other U.S. regions to characterize the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol as an "insurrection," "racially motivated," or "planned in advance."
April 01, 2022
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temporal
Findings come from a 26-page jury-pool survey used in venue-change arguments for Jan. 6 defendants.
Virginia experienced a political realignment over roughly the past 20 years driven largely by population growth in the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Northern Virginia, a trend that has favored Democratic candidates.
January 01, 2005
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demographic
Population and demographic shifts in suburban Northern Virginia have been a major factor in changing the state's political leanings.
The statue commemorating Confederate general Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. was first erected in 1901.
January 01, 1901
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temporal
Original erection date of the monument
The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew’s Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Washington, D.C.
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location
The article names the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and situates it in Washington, D.C.
Traffic bound for North Carolina or Washington, D.C., commonly uses the higher-speed Interstate 295 bypass around Richmond rather than proceeding on Interstate 95 through the city.
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temporal
Typical routing preference for longer-distance traffic in the Richmond area.
Arlington County, Virginia is an immediate suburb of Washington, D.C.
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geographic
Geographic relationship between Arlington County and the U.S. capital region.
The National Capital Planning Commission is an executive-branch agency with jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the Washington, D.C. region.
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organizational
Defines the commission's regulatory role for federal construction and renovation projects in the capital region.
The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide local law enforcement and emergency response in Washington, D.C., and can assist federal agencies during security incidents.
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organizational
Describes the roles of local D.C. public safety agencies in responding to and supporting security-related incidents.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters is housed in the J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
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descriptive
Identifies the FBI's long-standing principal headquarters location.
Washington Dulles International Airport is located about 26 miles west of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, and serves the Washington metropolitan area.
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geographic
Geographic location and service area of the airport.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing-arts venue located in Washington, D.C.
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institutional
National performing-arts center and venue in the U.S. capital.
It is customary for an incoming city mayoral administration to meet with the President of the United States in Washington, D.C., to discuss public safety, economic security, and affordability.
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descriptive
Describes a customary intergovernmental practice referenced in the article.