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Statement form RFE/RL President and CEO Stephen Capus: “The cancellation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s grant agreement would be a massive gift to America’s enemies. The Iranian Ayatollahs, Chinese communist leaders, and autocrats in Moscow and Minsk would celebrate the demise of RFE/RL after 75 years. Handing our adversaries a win would make them stronger and America weaker. We’ve benefitted from strong bipartisan support throughout RFE/RL’s storied history. Without us, the nearly 50 million people in closed societies who depend on us for accurate news and information each week won’t have access to the truth about America and the world.”

CITIZEN ROBBED OF SHOES IN SE DC: 4400 Bl. of E St. S.E. @DCPoliceDept on scene investigating a robbery with a citizen having their shoes taken an unknown individual. No weapon was produced

National Press Club Statement on Mass Suspensions at Voice of America: For decades, Voice of America has provided fact-based journalism to millions. Now, after its parent agency was gutted, its journalists are being sidelined en masse. This raises urgent questions about the future of press freedom. Full @PressClubDC statement:

Journalists at Voice of America were just informed that they’ve been put on administrative leave. Two people there told this went to all fulltime employees. “From what we can tell, VOA is effectively shut down from this moment.”

2 Alarm fire 2200 block 16th St NE. Fire under control. Fire prevented from spreading to attached row homes. No occupants present at time of fire. No injuries currently reported. Fire investigators on scene. DC firefighters

2 Alarm fire 2200 block 16th St NE. Visible fire all levels knocked down. Working on hotspots. Continue to operate with extreme caution due to compromised 1st floor. Also encountered clutter conditions. Images here show early conditions. DC firefighters

2 Alarm Fire 2200 block 16th St NE. Still have fire basement and 1st floor now extended 2nd floor. Continue to attack fire with extreme caution due to structural compromise 1st floor. Approximately 20 units & 100 personnel on scene. DC firefighters

2 Alarm fire 2200 block 16th St NE. Mayday for firefighter who fell thru floor. Firefighter removed and appears OK. Fire basement and 1st floor. Units being removed from structure. DC firefighters

Box Alarm 2200 block 16th St NE. Smoke showing from a 2 story row dwelling. DC firefighters

Homicide SHOOTING: MPD has released the info for the individual pronounced dead at a local hospital after all life saving measures failed. Identified as 33 year old Darius Young

Cloture has been invoked on the continuing resolution, which means that a government shutdown will be avoided, as the final vote will only require a simple majority. The vote was 62-38. 10 members of the Democratic caucus voted YES on invoking cloture: Catherine Cortez Masto; Dick Durbin; John Fetterman; Kirsten Gillibrand; Maggie Hassan; Angus King (I); Gary Peters; Chuck Schumer; Brian Schatz; Jeanne Shaheen

Trump called to imprison his opponents in a speech at the DOJ today, labeling his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “."

Rubio tells reporters the question on Ukraine peace is, “are we actually moving towards a ceasefire, or is this a delay tactic” adding he ‘can't characterize’ it right now and a lot of that will be based on the conversation Witkoff had yesterday

When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President

Pam Bondi: "If you're gonna touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you."

Box Alarm 500 block Atlantic St SE. Fire showing from an apartment building. DC firefighters

NATO Secretary General Rutte told Bloomberg: "Post-war, it’d be reasonable to gradually rebuild ties with Russia, but we’re not there yet. We must keep pressuring them to take talks seriously. Ukraine’s entry into NATO is no longer being considered." When asked, "Is Trump really taking Ukraine’s NATO membership off the negotiating table?" Rutte replied, "Yes."

Man shot on the 5000 block of H St SE . He is unconscious but breathing and transported to the hospital in critical condition.

CRITICAL SHOOTING IN DC: 1800 block of Q Street SE in Fairlawn DC— man shot in the torso, still alive but critical. Shooting happened just steps away from Kramer Middle School.

MPD is on the scene of a shootinh in the 1800 blk Q St SE, with a male found inside the the apartment building. He was transported with a critical GSW injury to the abdomen

CRITICAL SHOOTING-- 1800 blk Q St SE, in the apartment building. A man was shot in the torso

Trump: I don't think Russia will attack US allies

Trump Admin decided to allow the Biden era sanctions waiver on Russian energy exports to expire. Could be significant impacts on Russian revenues as a result of this

A federal judge ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of workers with probationary status who had been fired by Trump’s government on a “sham” basis

.@POTUS: "If there's a shutdown, it's only because of the Democrats — and they would really be taking away a lot from our country and from the people of our country."

Trump: We must stop the war in Ukraine

Trump on Moscow talks: "Envoy Witkoff is having serious conversations in Russia. I've heard things are going well there. Hopefully, today we'll have an idea of how things are going for us”

The Trump administration is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority, in the coming days, sources familiar with the move tell CNN. The move is designed to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge

Trump family has held deal talks with Binance: WSJ. Trump family held talks to take financial stake in Binance: WSJ

Box Alarm 600 block Emerson St NW. Fire actually on 2nd floor & confined there with no further extension. Additional truck & air unit requested. Fire under control with no injuries. Request @RedCrossNCGC for 1 displacement. Fire investigators on scene. DC firefighters