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President Donald Trump's IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., drew early criticism and mockery as cars were still making their first laps.

On Saturday, drivers started doing practice, qualifying, and other preliminary races for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which Trump touted as D.C.'s first-ever IndyCar race. The marquee race, which Trump is expected to attend, will start on Sunday, but the negative reviews started coming in as the drivers raced on bumpy roads, and critics called out the administration for organizing the unsolicited event.

"Turning the National Mall into a race track for the Freedom 250 is a reckless spectacle that puts public spaces at risk because clowns need attention," blasted speaker and advocate Khary Penebaker....

Authorities shut down a Washington, D.C. road during rush hour on Wednesday as bomb squad investigators raced to investigate a "suspicious device" that turned out to be an X-rated item, according to reports.

A witness said they saw someone place the suspicious item in a trash can at the Tenleytown fire station, The Guardian reported. It was apparently described as a "blue-and-black electronic device" with exposed wires.

After nearly two hours, investigators discovered an "electronic sex portable pump device." They reportedly inspected it and found there was no immediate danger....

The Trump administration — fresh off a failed attempt to blame vandals for botched work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — has tried once again to dodge responsibility and enraged locals in the process.

Trump's latest political jab spurred one D.C. local to snap off a photo and send it to Newsweek, along with a vent over her frustration.

The photo shows that the National Park Service has posted a sign on the monument blaming previous administrations for neglecting the site, claiming "more than half of the 58 water supply ports were so clogged that they were deemed nonfunctioning."...

Footage of hundreds of masked men storming Washington, D.C., with Confederate flags spurred an outcry online Saturday.

An estimated 400 masked men, whom Reuters reported were with the right-wing extremist group Patriot Front, marching into D.C. on July 4 with Confederate flags, online video shows.

On X, the video spurred outrage. ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed he would take over Washington, D.C. if the mayoral candidate he doesn't want to win gets elected, according to The Washington Post.

Trump made it clear for the first time that he was opposed to democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George winning the Democratic primary next week.

"One of the two leading candidates is running a Zohran Mamdani campaign focusing on socialist policies," a reporter said. "How would you feel if she wins?" ...

New details emerged Tuesday afternoon after Capitol police took into custody an 18-year-old man who was running towards the Capitol with a loaded shotgun and wearing a tactical vest.

Police saw a white Mercedes SUV parked in the 100 block of Maryland Avenue, just west of the Capitol steps, shortly after noon eastern time, Chief Michael Sullivan of the U.S. Capitol Police told reporters.

Police saw a person exit the car and run toward the Capitol steps with the shotgun, CNN's Brian Todd relayed to viewers. They ordered him to drop to the ground and give up his weapon. He then got on the ground, put down the shotgun, and was taken into custody. ...