District of Columbia

AARP Services, Inc., an arm of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), must pay approximately $2.1 million to a gay employee for illegally firing him in 2018.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say Wednesday that Washington, DC, is safe for Americans to visit.

The nation’s capital recorded more homicides in 2023 than any year since 1997, marking the fifth-highest murder rate among the nation’s biggest cities, according to a report.

Washington, DC, has been forced to remove more than 65,000 outdated registrations from its voter rolls after Judicial Watch, the watchdog organization, threatened legal action.

President Joe Biden is suggesting support for allowing foreign nationals, including diplomats of foreign countries like China and Russia, to vote in local Washington, DC elections.

During a portion of an interview with NPR aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Morning Edition,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) defended the District of Columbia’s crime bill by stating that the proposed legislation isn’t out of the mainstream, but Republicans presented

During portions of an interview with NPR aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Morning Edition,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that provisions in the District of Columbia crime bill to soften penalties for carjacking “doesn’t pass the smell test” and that

Senate Democrats are under pressure to prevent a Washington, DC, law from taking effect that would allow foreign diplomats, including from China and Russia, as well as illegal aliens to vote in the district’s local elections.

President Joe Biden may be forced to decide the fate of a new District of Columbia bill that relaxes punishments for serious crimes, after several dozen Democrats joined the Republican-led House in rejecting the legislation.

House Republicans and only 42 House Democrats voted to stop Washington, DC from giving illegal aliens the right to vote in municipal elections. Meanwhile, 162 House Democrats voted to give illegal aliens the right to vote. 

House and Senate Republicans are seeking to overturn a new law, approved by Democrats on the Washington, DC City Council, which extends municipal voting rights to illegal aliens.

Rep. Chip Roy introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit Washington, DC, from using federal funds to allow foreign nationals to vote in the city’s elections.

The Democrat-controlled Washington, DC, City Council is readying to allow about 50,000 foreign nationals, including illegal aliens, to vote in local elections.

Washington, DC spent $2.5 in coronavirus relief on hiring new parking enforcement officers.

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the city will end its vaccine mandate for businesses beginning February 15, and lift indoor mask mandates beginning March 1.

While 14 U.S. states still mandate masks in schools, the UK’s Education Secretary has insisted face coverings “inhibit learning”.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy laid out for Breitbart News in an exclusive long-form video interview the core of the GOP message and strategy heading into the 2022 midterm elections, which will determine which party controls Congress ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Cuban Americans protesting in support of the Cubans calling for an end of communism painted ‘Cuba Libre’ on the street outside of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC, on Friday.

Muriel Bowser, the Democrat mayor of Washington, DC, wants increased security to lock down the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.

Muriel Bowser, the Democrat mayor of D.C., held a press conference Thursday to declare a state of emergency following the violent protesters’ attack on the Capitol.

Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a 6 p.m. curfew for Washington, DC, on Wednesday shortly after protesters stormed the United States Capitol in an effort to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. 

Conservative activist David Harris Jr. posted a video on social media on Wednesday night of crowds at a D.C.  bar who rallied around several Metropolitan Police Department officers who showed up in uniform, and now District officials are investigating to see if coronavirus restrictions were violated.

The woman in charge of health for the District of Columbia said at a press conference Monday that there have been no new cases of the coronavirus linked to large anti-police protests in the nation’s capital.

House Democrats blocked a motion on Friday that would require Washington, DC, to eliminate its sanctuary city status if it were to become a state.

St. John’s Episcopal Church, a historic church near the White House is on fire, according to a Fox News report on Sunday.

The director of DDOT said that the District is continuing its camera ticketing program to stop dangerous driving and to help hospitals.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Wednesday that farmers and fish markets are now on the list of  “non-essential” businesses.

The District of Columbia has set a new record by issuing a staggering $1 billion in tickets in just three years.

D.C. is citing danger to pedestrians as the reason for removing tents pitched by homeless residents in the underpass below K Street.

Manufacturing looks much stronger than expected in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

A federal appeals court gave President Donald Trump a major victory over Democrats Wednesday, throwing out as a political squabble a lawsuit by Maryland and the District of Columbia arguing the president’s ownership of Trump International Hotel and other properties violates the Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

The Delaware House has passed a bill to give the state’s Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.

A few days ago, Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision that was truly shocking.

A diplomat’s daughter who stabbed a boy multiple times at a private school in Washington, DC, Tuesday afternoon will not be charged at this time due to her diplomatic status, police say.

Food stamp enrollment went down over the past year in 46 out of 50 states, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics on food stamp enrollment.

U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson ruled late Thursday in favor of the state of Hawaii’s motion to overrule the Trump administration’s definition of “bona fide relationship.