Top News From WTOP - 7AM UPDATE - AUGUST 20, 2025
The latest local news impacting D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia:
Federal prosecutors changing course on rifles and shotguns on DC streets;
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him;
What's happening during the federal takeover in areas of DC that have the highest level of crime.
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