District of Columbia

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s leniency toward Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol appears to be encouraging moves in recent days in Washington, D.C., to drop a lawsuit against them and to punish federal prosecutors. The District of Columbia’s... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will hold a rally on Jan. 19, one day ahead of his inauguration, at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., according to multiple sources. Though details remain scant, Trump is expected to speak at... Read More

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser assured the city council Tuesday that local police will be ready for any security concerns surrounding the Nov. 5 election. The local police force is being buttressed by law enforcement officers from across... Read More

WASHINGTON — Legislation approved unanimously this week by the District of Columbia Council would make the nation’s capital a leader in installing infrastructure for electric vehicles. The “right to charge” law would require installation of EV charging stations at multi-unit... Read More

WASHINGTON — Repercussions from former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election continued this week when his former attorney was disbarred in Washington, D.C., and an election machine company falsely accused of fraud settled a defamation lawsuit.... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that police must promptly return the personal property of the people they arrest. The ruling resulted from arrests of protesters near the White House during a racial justice demonstration... Read More

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.'s mayor is reportedly pulling together a team to figure out how to respond to a possible second Trump presidential administration. Former President Donald Trump has dropped hints he would overturn local laws that show tolerance toward... Read More

WASHINGTON — The D.C. City Council is ramping up its efforts to shut down unlicensed cannabis stores operating in the nation’s capital and seize their illegal products. Ahead of the July Fourth holiday weekend, the city’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis... Read More

WASHINGTON — A declaration of a heat emergency for the District of Columbia will remain in effect at least until 10 p.m. Thursday, and could be extended further should conditions outside warrant it, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday morning. With... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia will open what it is calling the “final” application period for medical cannabis license applications on July 1. In all, 33 retail licenses and two internet licenses will be available to non-social equity applicants,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is now set to decide whether the District of Columbia’s controversial law that allows non-citizens to vote in local elections survives. The House this week approved a measure to cancel the law. “Allowing noncitizens —... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s attorney general is invoking a contract provision with local professional sports teams in the city’s latest bid to keep them from relocating to Northern Virginia. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb told Monumental Sports and... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday against the District of Columbia Board of Elections that sought to invalidate a law giving noncitizens a right to vote in local elections. The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act would... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council approved legislation Tuesday that gives police broader powers to try to reduce crime that has risen to a level some members of Congress believe warrants federal intervention. The law increases penalties for illegal... Read More

WASHINGTON — A report this month from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs warns that Washington, D.C., police appear to be violating constitutional rights to privacy with their Gang Database. Innocent persons could be placed on... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is awaiting a decision from a legal ethics panel on whether he will retain his license as a lawyer in Washington, D.C. Giuliani’s attorneys argued during a hearing Thursday that he... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council held a roundtable discussion Monday seeking ideas on how to reduce crime two days after a 13-year-old was shot and killed by a security guard as he tried to steal a car.  Washington,... Read More

WASHINGTON — A dispute over whose labor laws should govern workplaces at the Washington area’s two major airports is spilling over into a debate on states’ rights for the District of Columbia. Virginia transportation officials say their state laws should... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel cast doubt on the District of Columbia’s ability to control its own problems Thursday as violent crime surges in the nation’s capital while it drops in most other U.S. cities. The victims have included members... Read More

WASHINGTON — Hackers breached the District of Columbia's Board of Elections website on Thursday, gaining access to 600,000 "lines" of U.S. voter data, including D.C. voters reports, city officials said. Sarah Winn Graham, the spokeswoman for the board, said a... Read More

WASHINGTON — It’s admittedly a hypothetical question, but given the divisive rhetoric that has swirled around elections and politics in general since November 2020, it seemed worthwhile to put it to elections officials across the country anyway: Just what would... Read More

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the District of Columbia are whipping up political controversy over their latest crime-fighting effort that focuses on trying more 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. With juvenile crime at the highest levels in decades, they say they... Read More

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the District of Columbia Department of Corrections for failing to offer kosher meals on request from Jewish inmates. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Riley Benjamin, who has been in... Read More

WASHINGTON — Three House Republicans propose turning over government in the District of Columbia to a congressional committee rather than letting local officials make policy decisions. Their bill, introduced last week, is largely a move that seeks a federal solution... Read More

WASHINGTON — A member of the District of Columbia Council is calling on the National Guard to help police confront a surge in homicides and other crimes this year. In the first six days of August, 16 people were shot... Read More

WASHINGTON — To the casual passerby strolling along K Street NW, the neat, glass-dominated storefront of Monko could easily be mistaken for a spa, high-end hair cuttery or upscale purveyor of lotions and other beauty products. That aura of luxury... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued 25 chemical companies this week in a lawsuit that adds to a widening array of claims over the production and sale of materials that contain PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council approved a get-tough bill Tuesday intended to put a dent in the city’s surging crime rate. Overall crime in the nation’s capital is up 30% and homicides by 17% so far this year... Read More

WASHINGTON — Members of the Writers Guild of America and their allies used the filming of a new Marvel franchise feature near the White House as a platform for airing their grievances and marking the start of the eighth week... Read More

WASHINGTON — A change of opinion by the Justice Department this week saved one of its attorneys from a subpoena by a congressional committee investigating crime in Washington, D.C. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating why crime... Read More