Rumors spread online Friday that the U.S. government will soon be issuing stimulus checks to taxpayers in certain income brackets. But Congress has not passed legislation to authorize such payments, ...

Trump’s critics and some allies question his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their wealth or family ties.

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D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's ...

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration over its moves to take over the city’s police department and appoint an emergency commission ...

Then-Sen. Joe Biden described avoiding red traffic signals in Washington, D.C., due to carjackers while advocating for his crime bill on the Senate floor.

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit saying Trump is going beyond his legal power over the ...

The White House will not impose new guardrails on the farm industry's use of pesticides as part of a strategy to address children's health outcomes, according to a draft obtained by Reuters of a ...

DC's lawsuit argues Trump exceeded his authority under the Home Rule Act of 1973 when he took over the Metropolitan Police ...

During a Fox News interview on Wednesday, Mullin was seemingly unaware of the identity of Muriel Bowser, the mayor of the nation’s capital, as he continued to use male pronouns to describe her.

Trump’s phony narrative about the Russian invasion is only the latest in a long line of false claims from the president about ...