In Moore told CBS 太子探花 senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe that the federal government reducing or threatening funding for safety鈥憂et programs place an unfair burden on states, which are required to balance their budgets and lack federal borrowing power.

Pushing back on the idea that states can absorb responsibilities such as Medicaid, Medicare, child care and food assistance without long鈥憈erm federal support, Moore said those programs were designed as joint efforts and shifting the cost to states risks destabilizing state finances and harming residents.

“So many of the decisions that this White House is making, they are making with a clear understanding that no state has a budget to say, ‘OK, well, we’ll just take on health care, or we’ll just take on food insecurity.’ We saw that happen last year when the President of the United States broke the law in order to cut SNAP. In fact, we sued them, and we won, and we beat him in court on this,” Moore said, citing Maryland鈥檚 response when the federal government moved to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Rather than allow residents to lose access to food assistance, Moore said Maryland moved $63 million from its fiscal responsibility fund to maintain SNAP benefits. The fund is largely supported by capital gains taxes and was used, he said, to prevent families from going hungry because of policy disputes in Washington.

“It is an unfair ask to ask us to take on what should be a joint responsibility, because the federal government has decided to stop doing its job,” Moore said.

Moore framed the move as both a financial necessity and a moral obligation. He said governors are often left making difficult decisions to protect residents when federal leadership pulls back from its role.

He warned that expecting states to permanently replace federal funding is unrealistic and risks unraveling programs millions rely on, adding that Maryland will continue stepping in when federal actions threaten access to food, health care and basic stability.

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It said police responded to the area around shortly after midnight.

A search of the park and nearby blocks did not locate a suspect and no injuries were reported, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in an online post.

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He said the Secret Service is working with D.C. police and U.S. Park Police for a possible vehicle and a person of interest.

Guglielmi said security has been tightened around the White House, but operations remain normal.

Earlier road closures “in effect for H Street, NW (15th鈥�17th), I Street, NW (15th鈥�17th), and 16th Street, NW (K Street south to H Street)” ended before 8:30 a.m.

According to his schedule, President Donald Trump was at the White House overnight.

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The incident took place just after 7:20 a.m. in the District’s Shaw neighborhood, at the intersection of 7th and Q streets NW.

The bus crashed into the Ambar restaurant after being hit by an SUV, Metro Transit Police said.

Fire officials said the restaurant was unoccupied at the time, and that three women were treated for minor injuries.

Crews on site assessed the building鈥檚 structural stability. Around 12:15 p.m., DC Fire and EMS that there were no major structural integrity issues and that the vehicle was removed from the building,

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The Education Department told WTOP it will review whether the school district discriminated on the basis of sex in its response to the sexual assault accusations, which came from a dozen female students.

鈥淔airfax County Public Schools (FCPS) received the complaint yesterday and is reviewing it. We are prepared to fully cooperate with the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 inquiry,” the school system told WTOP in an email Tuesday.

Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old who attends Fairfax High School, has been charged with multiple counts of assault and battery after several female students told police he touched them inappropriately in school hallways. He was arrested March 7 and remains held without bond.

The school system is working with law enforcement as police investigate, according to the statement.

“To maintain the integrity of the ongoing investigation, we cannot share additional details at this point,” FCPS said.

Last week, superintendent Michelle Reid said FCPS has hired an outside law firm to conduct an independent review of the case and determine whether school policies were followed, as WTOP’s Neal Augenstein previously reported.

“The goal is clear: to establish a definitive understanding of what occurred, when it occurred, and confirm that all policies, procedures, and regulations were properly followed. The firm of McGuireWoods will conduct this thorough, objective, and independent review,” the school system wrote in an emailed statement.

The Education Department said its investigation into the school system is of compliance with federal law involving several Northern Virginia school systems, including policies around bathroom use based on students’ gender identity.

WTOP’s partners at 7太子探花 were first to report on the investigation into FCPS’ response to the reported sexual assaults.

The Department of Homeland Security has said Flores Ortiz entered the U.S. illegally in 2024 from El Salvador. He’s scheduled to appear in Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for an adjudicatory hearing April 9.

In juvenile court, a judge hears evidence during an and determines whether the defendant is guilty.

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D.C. police said officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress around 12:27 a.m. in the 5000 block of Benning Road, near the intersection of H Street, in Southeast.

Police said two suspects entered a store, implied they were armed and demanded money and merchandise before fleeing the property.

Both suspects were located nearby and taken into custody by responding officers. Police said one of the teens was carrying a paintball gun.

A 16-year-old boy from Northeast D.C. and a 13-year-old boy from Oxon Hill, Maryland, were charged with robbery. the 16-year-old was also charged with threats to kidnap and injure a person.

A map of the area is below.

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Deputies with the Spotsylvania Sheriff鈥檚 Office said they were called around 11:46 p.m. to the 5300 block of Lewiston Road, just north of Lake Anna Elder Care in Bumpass, for a single-vehicle crash.

Investigators said a 2002 Mercedes left the roadway and struck a tree.聽Officials said speed appears to have contributed to the crash.

All three occupants, an 18-year-old and two 17-year-olds, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The teenagers, all seniors at Spotsylvania High School, were set to graduate in the coming months. Their names have not been released.

In a message to families, Spotsylvania High School Principal Robert Marchetti said faculty and staff were 鈥渄eeply saddened鈥� by the deaths and extended condolences to the families while asking the community to respect their privacy.

Marchetti said additional counseling staff will be available when classes resume on Monday, April 6, to support students and faculty who may be struggling.

He also encouraged families to check in with their children, noting that students may respond to grief in different ways following the loss of their classmates.

The crash remains under investigation.

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include Spotsylvania High School Principal Robert Marchetti’s message to families sent after the deadly crash.

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Del. Patrick Hope of Northern Virginia told WTOP he hears from parents often that their children know which vape shops will sell to them 鈥� even though the law prohibits the sale of tobacco or vape products to anyone under 21.

鈥淚鈥檝e heard from parents and I know we鈥檝e seen the proliferation of these vape shops. These liquid nicotine products have flooded our markets in recent years and there hasn鈥檛 been sufficient oversight or regulatory measures in place. And oftentimes these products are making their way in the hands of underage buyers,鈥� Hope said.

A passed by the General Assembly would set up an enforcement system targeting vape shops that repeatedly sell to people under 21. Hope said that if those shops continue to break the law, the state will shut them down.

Hope said a major problem has been a lack of information. “We just haven鈥檛 known who they are. Last year, we passed a law that required these vape shops to register with the Department of Tax, and only 52 actually sent in their registration.”

“We believe that there are close to 10,000 vape shops in the state and we want to make sure that we pull them under this regulatory scheme,” Hope added.

The bill directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, which already enforces alcohol sales laws, to hire inspectors for vape and tobacco shops. Once the bill is signed, Hope said he expects a quick rollout.

鈥淭ypically, bills in the General Assembly go into effect July of the year that they鈥檙e passed. We鈥檒l have an educational program for a few months, but I would think that we would be operational probably by October. 鈥� I think they鈥檒l be doing underage programs probably within the end of this year,鈥� Hope said.

Hope said the legislation earned broad support in the Virginia General Assembly.

The bill now heads to Spanberger for her signature.

Thursday, Fairfax County police said a major drug investigation targeted multiple vape shops, including a dozen Tobacco King vape shops, that are accused of selling illegal items, ranging from drugs to synthetic urine, and laundering money.

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A total of five devices were located in a remote and wooded area of the park, after officers were initially called about two suspicious packages around 2:15 p.m., U.S. Park Police said.

The devices were “rendered safe” by bomb squad members from Prince George鈥檚 County Fire and EMS, according to a statement from Park Police.

In a statement to WTOP on Monday afternoon, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the devices were recovered and taken to their National Lab in Ammendale.

The ATF did not disclose further details but said they don’t believe there was “an active threat to the public” and that the devices were “not recently placed.”

U.S. Park Police said is closed until further notice as a precaution during the officers’ search and investigation. It will stay closed until investigators finish sweeping the area to confirm no other devices are present.

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WTOP’s Ciara Wells contributed to this report.

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Firefighters arrived shortly before 8 a.m. to find flames coming through the roof of a home in the 7400 block of Allison Street.

Officials told WTOP a man was rescued from the basement and transported to a hospital in “critical condition.”

Inside the home, crews found one dog dead. Another dog was rescued and treated with oxygen.

Five firefighters were transported to the hospital for evaluation.

No cause of the fire has been determined.

A map of the area is below.

WTOP’s Abigail Stuckrath contributed to this report.

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Officers said one person, taken to a hospital by medevac helicopter, later died.

Three people from a second vehicle were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two people from a third vehicle were uninjured, U.S. Park Police said.

The crash, which happened shortly after midnight, has closed southbound lanes of the Baltimore鈥慦ashington Parkway just south of Powder Mill Road.

A map of the area is below.

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WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford said the Storm Prediction Center places the D.C. region under a Moderate Risk, level 4 of 5, which is rare.

“It basically tells us that the models had a pretty good idea that we were going to see an outbreak of severe weather on Monday afternoon,” Stinneford said.

He said several rounds of storms are possible, beginning with 鈥渄iscrete supercells鈥� in the early afternoon, especially across the western suburbs. Those could form between noon and 2 p.m., ahead of a stronger squall line.

“I do believe this is going to affect the metro area right around the first part of the rush hour on Monday afternoon,” Stinneford said. “This squall line may produce damaging winds, large hail and even some tornadoes.”

Stinneford said the main squall line is expected to move into the metro area between 2 and 5 p.m., likely impacting the first part of the ride home.

“Especially the first part of the rush hour, we may see some really negative impacts, some high winds, some hail, the risk of tornadoes and also some very heavy rainfall may cause some flooding on area roadways,” he said.

The severe threat ends Monday night, but lingering showers may briefly mix with wet snow as temperatures fall into the 30s.

Stinneford said sunshine returns Tuesday, but conditions will be windy and cold into Wednesday.

A warmup into the mid 50s is expected by Thursday.

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SUNDAY: Mix of clouds and sunshine. Becoming breezy. Highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers, chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the low to mid 50s.

MONDAY: Chance of morning showers. Afternoon thunderstorms likely. Storms may produce damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

TUESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, windy and cold. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

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D.C. police Sgt. Janina Haller told WTOP the DMV Law Enforcement Career Fair aims to help applicants understand what a law enforcement career looks like in the D.C. region and to match candidates with the right fit.

鈥淲e want people who are going to fit well into our agency, who want to do this profession and really want to make a difference in their communities,鈥� Haller said.

Officer Kristina Jordan, a D.C. native, told WTOP she joined the D.C. police department after seeing the variety of opportunities through a mentor and learning how early-career mobility shaped her path.

“One of the things that stuck out to me was how I could move around in my career early on,” she said.

Attendees will hear directly from officers and learn about incentives, including updated starting salaries and a $25,000 hiring bonus for the D.C. police department. According to D.C. police recruitment materials, officers start at $75,433, with salaries reaching $95,535 after five years of service.

“We’re hoping that with this career fair, we can also speak to 鈥� citizens in general, that have questions about our agency and what exactly it is that we do to continue to move forward,” Jordan said.

is open to anyone exploring a law enforcement career. It runs Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the D.C. Armory.

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Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said two officers responded to a garden-style apartment in the 3900 block of Persimmon Drive, near the intersection of Pickett Road and Route 236 in the Mantua neighborhood, and encountered “a bloodbath of a scene” as the man, armed with a curved 10-inch knife, was stabbing his son-in-law.

Davis said an officer shot and killed the man after repeatedly commanding him to drop the knife.

Davis said this is a case of a man “butchering his family.” He added that there had been no previous domestic calls to the residence.

The officers arrived to the scene following a pair of 911 calls, including one from the son-in-law who was outside clearing snow and rushed back to the apartment after hearing a disturbance, Davis said.

The son-in-law saw his wife had been already stabbed, and the man was stabbing his mother-in-law, according to Davis.

“Then the father-in-law turned the knife on his son-in-law,” Davis said.

Police said the man’s daughter died at the scene and his wife died a short time later at a hospital. His son-in-law was also transported to a hospital.

The son-in-law and the woman who was killed have a 1-year-old baby who was also inside the apartment, Davis said. That child wasn’t injured and is now in the care of social workers.

The officer who killed the man is on modified duty, as is routine. Davis said police body camera video and 911 audio will be released within 30 days.

A map of the area is below.

WTOP’s LaDawn Black contributed to this report.

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Fuller, 87, was an attorney, and philanthropist with deep ties to Maine. He was also the great鈥慻reat鈥慻randson of former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville Fuller, .

Fuller had been shot in the head. Detectives are investigating his death as a homicide, .

Police said officers and fire rescue crews were called to the Cogir of Potomac Senior Living facility in the 10800 block of Potomac Tennis Lane, next to the Falls Road Golf Course, for a medical emergency around 7:34 a.m.

Fuller was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders attempted life鈥憇aving measures, police said.

His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

Cogir of Potomac Executive Director Rachel Grant told community members Monday afternoon “we want to assure you that your safety and well-being remain our top priority,” in an email obtained 太子探花.

“Out of respect for those involved and to protect the integrity of the process, we cannot share specific details at this time. What we can tell you is that this was an isolated incident, and there is no ongoing threat to residents or staff,” Grant wrote.

Since the weekend, Grant said safety measures have been increased and extra security staff have been added. She said counseling will be among the other resources offered.

Police said no suspect information is available and no arrests have been made.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1鈥�866鈥�411鈥�8477. Police said tipsters may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000.

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The has taken the lead in the investigation of the explosion, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said Monday afternoon in an update. Pipeline safety is under the purview of NTSB.

Residents reported smelling gas and a house on fire in the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court, off Buggy Whip Drive, on Sunday night.

Crews arrived to find the house engulfed in flames around 9:45 p.m., and a neighboring house with heat damage, Assistant Chief of Operations for Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Eric Craven said Monday afternoon during a news conference.

A man inside the house was able to escape without the help of firefighters and sustained injuries that were minor and not considered life-threatening, officials said. Craven said another neighbor also had injuries that were not life-threatening and has since been released.

The fire department said that everyone connected to the home had been accounted for.

Crews with Washington Gas walked through the Fairfax County neighborhood Monday, sticking long poles with sensors into the ground to check for gas, WTOP’s Neal Augenstein reported from the scene.

Based on those measurements, four houses were at risk of exploding and 51 houses were deemed unsafe to be inside as of Monday afternoon, according to Mitch Clark, a spokesperson for Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

Craven said there are four gas lines in the vicinity and crews are “narrowing them down one by one.”

“There’s three going in one direction and one crossing them. So there’s three in the easement, and one that runs across owned by different entities,” Craven said.

Clark said three gas lines run behind the house that exploded 鈥� the main transmission line for the county, another for Centreville and a third for Chantilly. Washington Gas crews are using heavy machinery to dig to confirm which line is behind the leak.

“Every hour, Washington gas takes readings on the exterior of the homes, manhole covers, as well as many test holes they’ve dug in and around the exterior of the property,” Craven said.

Washington Gas and Williams Pipeline Corporation operate the gas lines in the neighborhood of the house explosion.

Craven said that the readings are “well below the lower explosive limit,” but crews will continue to monitor and take readings Monday night through Tuesday morning.

Smell of gas at the time of the explosion

Craven said the cause of the explosion is under investigation, but there were multiple reports of “an odor of gas in the area.” He said officials are conducting soil testing and at-grade readings to find any escaping natural gas.

A neighbor who spoke with reporters said he arrived shortly after the explosion.

鈥淭he second story of the house was still standing when we arrived, and we watched it come down,鈥� the neighbor said.

He also described seeing unusual colors in the fire: 鈥淵ou could see different colors in the flames 鈥� green, blue 鈥� things like that.鈥�

Augenstein reported that fire crews remained on scene Monday morning putting out hot spots.

A spokesperson with Washington Gas told WTOP that evacuated residents were offered shelter at a warming center, but it closed overnight after no one arrived.

Officials are asking people to avoid the area. Neighborhood residents who need to get necessary items from affected homes can report to 5101 Sequoia Farms Drive in Centreville. There will be staff there who can escort residents back to their homes to retrieve items.

Below is a map of the area where the home exploded:

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein and Kyle Cooper, who both reported from Fairfax County, and Abigail Constantino, contributed to this report.

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