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Polymarket Bar Falls Short of Predictions
Polymarket Bar Has
a Rough Opening
Mar 22, 2026 9:58 AM CDT

Polymarket Bar Has a Rough Opening

Power outage, regulatory worries overshadow debut of prediction-themed venue in Washington

(Newser) - The prediction site that intends to turn "monitoring the situation" into a bar experience in Washington, DC, was unable to monitor much of anything on its opening night. Polymarket's splashy pop-up, the Situation Room, was billed as a data-soaked hangout with more than 80 TVs, live feeds, and...

Drones Seen Over DC Base Housing Rubio, Hegseth

Sightings spur heightened security at Fort McNair and beyond

(Newser) - Unidentified drones recently appeared over the DC Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, triggering heightened security talks and fresh concern about targeting by Iran, according to multiple people briefed on the incident who talked to the Washington Post . The aircraft were spotted...

City Is Washington's First to Protect Polyamorous Families

Measure in Olympia adds anti-discrimination shield for diverse family structures

(Newser) - Olympia just quietly stepped into new legal territory in Washington. The state capital has become the first in the state to explicitly bar discrimination against people in polyamorous and other nontraditional family arrangements, adding "diverse family and relationship structures" to its anti-bias and housing rules in a unanimous City...

In Northwest, Elk Stray Where Ranchers Wish They Would Not
The Northwest
Has an Elk Problem
Mar 16, 2026 7:51 AM CDT

The Northwest Has an Elk Problem

Herds clash with private landowners and ranchers as policies, predators reshape their range

(Newser) - Elk may be icons of the Northwest, but in the Blue Mountains where Oregon, Washington, and Idaho meet, they're increasingly seen as a problem. Anna Griffin of the New York Times reports that herds once expected to stay mostly on national forestland are spilling onto private ranches like Shaun...

Pam Bondi Moves to Military Base Amid Security Threats: Sources

Relocation follows cartel threats and backlash over Epstein case handling, sources say

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly traded her DC apartment for a bunk on a Washington-area military base, a move the New York Times says followed escalating threats tied to her work on drug cartels and the Jeffrey Epstein case. Sources say federal law enforcement flagged a series of warnings...

Correspondents Dinner Will Be Different This Year

Trump says he'll make his first appearance as president at the journalists' gala

(Newser) - President Trump plans to end his yearslong absence from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and attend this year's event, scheduled for April 25. In a post Monday on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would go "in honor of our Nation's 250th Birthday" because, he...

Weeks After DC Car Crash, Indiana Rep's Wife Dies

Jim Baird's wife, Danise, dies of complications from the January collision

(Newser) - Indiana Rep. Jim Baird's wife, Danise, has died weeks after a car crash in Washington, DC, his office announced Sunday. She passed away from complications related to injuries suffered in the January collision that hospitalized both of them, reports the Indianapolis Star . The congressman was released from the hospital...

Labor Department Headquarters Bars Husband of the Boss

Police investigate accusations of forced sexual contact against Shawn DeRemer

(Newser) - The Labor Department has barred the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer from its Washington headquarters after two female staff members accused him of sexual assault in the agency's main building. The women said that Dr. Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist, inappropriately touched them at the department's Constitution Avenue...

EPA Says Potomac Spill a 'Crisis of Historic Proportion'

Trump says local leaders need to ask for help politely

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency has labeled the Potomac River spill "a sewage crisis of historic proportion." E. coli readings in the Potomac River exploded after a sewer main collapse last month sent roughly 243 million gallons of raw sewage coursing into the waterway north of Washington, DC, NBC...

Spit Hoods Are Used Where You Might Not Expect
Spit Hoods Are Used
Where You Might Not Expect
LONGFORM
Feb 7, 2026 2:20 PM CST

Spit Hoods Are Used Where You Might Not Expect

Investigation finds unregulated use in psychiatric and medical settings

(Newser) - The former chief medical officer at Connecticut's only maximum security psychiatric hospital calls it a "dehumanizing" device that he would never use. And yet spit hoods are employed in medical settings in many US states. In an in-depth investigation for the Seattle Times , Hannah Furfaro reports that state-run...

Resist, Minneapolis Mayor Tells Peers

Jacob Frey says at mayors at conference they're 'on the front lines of a very important battle'

(Newser) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called on his peers at a national gathering on Thursday to resist the Trump administration's anti-immigration tactics, warning that the cost of inaction could be high. "If we do not speak up, if we do not step up, it will be your city that...

Eleanor Holmes Norton Ends Reelection Bid

18-term DC delegate worked for home rule in House

(Newser) - Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has represented Washington, DC, as its nonvoting House delegate since 1991, is effectively dropping her reelection bid, Politico reports. Her campaign filed a termination notice with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday indicating she is not running for a 19th term—though she could still reverse...

Another Performance Bites the Dust at the Kennedy Center

Banjo king Bela Fleck cites divisiveness after 'highly politicized' institution adds Trump name

(Newser) - Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck won't be taking the stage at the Kennedy Center next month, saying the venue has become too politically fraught for comfort. The 18-time Grammy winner was slated to perform George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with the National Symphony Orchestra in February, but the...

The FBI Is Getting New Digs, Over Lawmaker Objections

Staff to relocate to DC's Ronald Reagan Building; J. Edgar Hoover Building will be shuttered

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau's longtime headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue is headed for a permanent shutdown. Patel announced on Friday that the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC, will be closed for good, and that staff will be moved into the Ronald Reagan Building, reports the...

Washington Governor Declares Statewide Emergency

Flooding could be 'worst-case scenario'

(Newser) - Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency as the Pacific Northwest is battered by relentless flooding from an atmospheric river. He urged residents to heed evacuation orders as the state braces for more rain and waits to see whether the federal government will approve a request for disaster...

Denmark's 'Night Watch' Monitors Trump's Every Move

Monitoring system reportedly established after US president's threats against Greenland

(Newser) - Denmark isn't taking President Trump's threats to annex Greenland lying down. The country's foreign ministry has set up a "night watch" with the mission to track Trump's every move from 5pm to 7am local time, while most government officials are clocked off, per the Guardian...

Republicans Struggle to Find Love in Deep-Blue DC

Conservatives find dating tough in a city dominated by Democrats

(Newser) - Dating in DC has always been tricky for political insiders, but for Trump supporters in the nation's capital, the search for romance is now a battlefield of ideology, expectations, and background checks, the Washington Post reports. MAGA singles who move to Washington hoping to find like-minded partners say the...

Bathroom in WH's Lincoln Bedroom Just Got a Lot Glitzier

Marble, gold fixtures mark latest changes in president's White House makeover

(Newser) - President Trump has unveiled the latest phase of his White House makeover: a renovation of the Lincoln Bedroom bathroom. Announcing the update Friday on social media, Trump criticized the previous art deco green-tile design—dating back to the Truman era in the 1940s—as "totally inappropriate for the Lincoln...

DC Man Sues After Detention for Playing Darth Vader Theme

ACLU claims First Amendment violation after a protest with Star Wars music

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, resident is suing after a protest in which he followed National Guard troops around and played "The Imperial March" from Star Wars resulted in his detention. Sam O'Hara, 35, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday, claiming his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated when...

DC's Alleged Sandwich Thrower Enters His Plea

Defendant requests jury trial after viral sub-throwing incident in DC

(Newser) - The former Department of Justice staffer accused of assaulting a federal officer with a sandwich pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the misdemeanor assault charge he faces. Sean Dunn, 37, stood before US District Judge Carl J. Nichols, where he appeared "largely stoic," per NBC News , and opted...

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