The White House fired back on Tuesday against House Speaker John Boehner who said that President Barack Obama should scrap his original draft of new war powers to
A leading House Republican says that a school voucher program for D.C. students has been successful and should continue. The District is the only jurisdiction in the country where
The U.S. government has mistakenly issued three-year work permits to 2,000 people under President Barack Obama’s executive immigration action, after a judge had put the plan on hold
It is going to be months before winter comes back, but Congress is still talking about sledding on Capitol Hill issue. The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a
On Thursday, April 23, 2015, U.S. Attorney (for the Eastern District of New York) Loretta Lynch was confirmed as the next attorney general, making her the first African-American female in the nation's
President Barack Obama proclaimed a framework nuclear understanding with Iran as a “historic” agreement, and forewarned Congress Thursday against taking action that could overturn work toward a final
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is backing away from an unusual court battle with the D.C. Council over an issue they both see eye to eye on. The council filed
Ignoring the warnings from Congress, D.C. leaders legalized possession of marijuana for recreational purposes on Thursday. The new law took effect at 12:01 a.m., despite last-minute maneuvers by
District of Columbia ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of more than $200 million. According to the city’s annual financial report, a large majority of that surplus