Katie Barlow

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump’s campaign have warned the Loudoun County Republican Committee to stop selling merchandise featuring Trump, sending a cease and desist letter to the office earlier this month.

FOX 5's Katie Barlow covers some of this week's biggest headlines.

Republicans and Democrats came together on Capitol Hill Monday morning, calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign. 

<a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/va/fairfax-county” target=“_blank”>Fairfax County</a> Public Schools is launching a new pilot program this fall combining genders for sex education for older elementary and middle school kids. FCPS confirmed to FOX 5 that they are planning to begin a pilot program for this upcoming school year that will teach family life education — which includes sex education — to boys and girls in the same classroom. The district is considering 14 schools for the program…

Hemp stores in D.C. are crying foul as they’re getting swept in with marijuana gifting shops in the District’s emergency legislation that requires <a href=“https://mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/release_content/attachments/I-71Factsheet.pdf”><u>Initiative 71</u></a> Stores to get a medical cannabis retailer license. At Flowerz on <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/dc/capitol-hill” target=“_blank”>Capitol Hill</a>, they sell vapes, edibles and pretty much everything you’d s…

The federal government is planning to ease restrictions on marijuana by reclassifying the drug and its possible uses. 

Maryland lawmakers unanimously passed the Kids Code this weekend – a bill aimed at protecting kids online. But the tech companies say it’s unconstitutional. The Maryland Kids Code passed both houses unanimously with overwhelming bipartisan support. The law – modeled after one in the UK -- blocks tech companies from collecting certain data on children under 18 and from using addictive tactics like auto-playing and constant notifications.Advocates tout the bill, saying it is long past time for<a h…

Students across the DMV are frustrated as they face more delays in getting federal financial aid. Some may be forced to make a quick college decision and now, the Government Accountability Office is probing the Biden administration’s delayed rollout after a group of Republicans called for an investigation.Low-income students who need help paying for college can use the free application for <a href=“https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa” target=“_blank”>Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)</a>. It…

D.C. police are searching for a Lyft driver who was caught on camera assaulting a rabbi in <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/dc/dupont-circle” target=“_blank”>Dupont Circle</a> in broad daylight. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov says it was just after morning prayers around 10 a.m. Sunday when the rideshare driver pulled up to him on Leroy Place, Northwest, just north of Dupont Circle. Shemtov got in the car and the driver made a right turn before suddenly pulling off the road just a block away and t…

Anne Arundel County can require gun shop owners to display <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-bill-would-require-gun-shops-to-share-suicide-prevention-info” target=“_self”>leaflets on suicide prevention and peaceful conflict resolution</a>, according a unanimous federal appeals court.Anne Arundel County declared a public health crisis in 2022 after finding that <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/news/us-suicides-hit-an-all-time-high-last-year” target=“_self”>suicides had increas…

Lawyers for the parents of Loudoun County Public School students were back in federal court Wednesday arguing that a school board policy violates their children’s First Amendment rights.

D.C.’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges Wednesday against 16 individuals for what they call an “armed criminal spree.”

The Germantown doctor accused of murdering his girlfriend by giving her access to drugs that led to her overdose was back in the courtroom Tuesday as the second week of his trial continues.

A Germantown dentist is on trial this week, <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-oral-surgeon-charged-with-murder-in-the-death-of-his-partner-former-patient” target=“_blank”>accused of murdering his girlfriend</a> after she died from an overdose in 2022.It’s the second week in court for Dr. James Ryan, the 50-year-old owner of Evolution Oral Surgery. The <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/md/montgomery-county” target=“_blank”>Montgomery County</a> State’s Attorney’s Office…

A showdown is brewing in Virginia as the debate over transgender student policies continues. Fairfax County school leaders have decided to keep their current policies in place but those guidelines do not align with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies.

Where is the line between free speech and behavior that can get you in trouble as a criminal defendant? It seems former President Donald Trump could soon find out.

A Prince George’s County judge is facing charges of misconduct from the <a href=“http://www.courts.state.md.us/cjd” target=“_blank”>Commission on Judicial Disabilities</a>, including bias against a man on trial for rape. Judge April Ademiluyi was elected to serve on the <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/md/prince-georges-county” target=“_blank”>Prince George’s County</a> circuit court in 2020. After just two and half years on the bench, she is now facing “sanctionable conduct” charges inclu…

Community members in <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/us/md/prince-georges-county/landover” target=“_blank”>Landover</a> gathered Tuesday night to talk about public safety after a 14-year-old boy was <a href=“https://www.fox5dc.com/news/3-teens-attack-try-to-shoot-student-on-school-bus-in-prince-georges-county” target=“_blank”>attacked by armed teenagers on a school bus</a> just a couple of weeks ago. The victim’s loved ones are shaken up and looking for answers from <a href=“https://www.fox5…

A man charged with murder in Mount Vernon remains at large, earning the title of “Fairfax County’s Most Wanted” and prompting police to offer an $11,000 reward for any information that leads to his arrest.

The Virginia Department of Education put out new standards for teaching history and social science Friday. Parents and teachers are divided on the topic but agree on one thing -- they want politics out of the classroom.