The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has been investigating a trip that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and four aides took to Qatar in 2023, but the mayor is not a target, according to law enforcement and other administration officials.

New: D.C. @MayorBowser is not the target of an investigation that was launched into the 2023 Qatar trip, administration officials say. “Mayor Bowser is not under investigation," U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said. https://t.co/nLWdYWPIQS

👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead. IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained. IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.

NEW >> Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump. with @drewharwell for @washingtonpost https://t.co/JFnynf6Dnt

Last night’s disturbance at Navy Yard has led the mayor to declare a public emergency and set a juvenile curfew thru 11/5. More:

Overheard: "Great exclusive!" "Yeah! ... Wait, which one?" [👀 @washingtonpost since yesterday morning... ]

welcome to D.C., where the city's delightfully deranged dorks dress up as tariffs, a government "slutdown," and every flavor of Melania for Halloween. with @jesusrodriguezb and @MauraJudkis: https://t.co/7MLVtItdKj

NEW w @hannah_natanson: Inside the Park Police plan to be DC's 'premier law enforcement agency' Double in size in next 6 months Keep D.C. safe 'regardless of inaction' by local police Furloughed staff being called back to process new hires, per sources https://t.co/4nSWnCjGe5

Exclusive: The U.S. Park Police is seeking to double its number of officers in D.C. over the next six months, according to documents obtained by The Post, which would bolster the agency's role in the Trump administration’s crime crackdown.

The D.C. Council will take up the juvenile curfew extension next Tuesday, which Chief Smith said she wants permanently. Here's what kids had to say about it:

Chief Smith forcefully denied that her department “covered up” a shooting at an unarmed driver by a fed during an MPD traffic stop and repeatedly called Post reporting “misleading.” Here’s the rest of the context, via ⁦@EmmaUber7⁩:

D.C. police chief Pamela A. Smith yesterday denied allegations by lawyers that city police were part of a cover-up. “I’ll stand 10 toes down in saying there is no cover-up.” She called parts of The Post’s reporting “misleading.” She did not dispute that a Homeland Security

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IDS to continue printing after IU reverses course.

Was struck during the hearing by the people who were not there to testify -- undocumented immigrants who were too afraid to speak themselves but who authorized friends and neighbors to share their stories for them. Our story:

News: @MayorBowser says the city will tap local funds to keep SNAP and WIC benefits going for Washingtonians thru November, using roughly $30M in contingency funds.

SCOOP: A classified US report has found that Israeli military units committed “many hundreds” of potential violations human rights violations in Gaza that will take “multiple years” to review -The findings mark the first time a US government report has acknowledged the scale of

Trump on social media recruiting for Safe DC Task Force agents. “"For all Great Law Enforcement Patriots who would like to join the World’s Premier Law Enforcement Task Force, where Police Officers are fully allowed and empowered to do their job and battle crime” @nbcwashington

Uncertainty is abound in D.C. these days. These Jewish grandmas lent a listening ear. Their advice, like the best matzoh ball soup, was comforting, warm and served with loving insistence, writes @sophiansolano A much-needed read full of warmth and wit: https://t.co/XNGH2IlhxW

Today we got our hands on a copy of the D.C. police officer’s testimony — we want to see for ourselves what he told a judge about the traffic stop that ended with a Homeland Security agent opening fire. More details here:

We've updated the story with some more details. A DHS spokesperson said their agent fired at the man “in fear for his life” after he drove at officers “in a deliberate attempt to run them down.” But a D.C. cop testified that none of the law enforcement officers were standing in