When the government shuts down, certain limitations are placed on D.C.’s courts. Here’s a list of what to know about court operations: According to a contingency plan posted to the U.S. Department of ...

WASHINGTON — A recent study conducted in the District found researchers can accurately predict the types of drivers most likely to be involved in a crash but can't stop those wrecks from happening.

WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region.

Responding to a post on the social media platform X by a user who said "vote for Elon's compensation package!" on Tuesday, Musk said that the vote wasn't "about compensation," but rather, it was about ...

Lamar Jackson has the most rushing yards (6,256) and highest passer rating (102.65) of any quarterback in NFL history. He is, in the words of Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard, a ...

A combative Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) sparred with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) language in the D.C. legal code on Thursday during a House ...

The House passed two D.C. crime bills on Wednesday that would give President Donald Trump the sole authority to nominate local judges and allow officers to pursue fleeing suspects. The District of ...

The District of Columbia should not become a state. Ever. The Constitution established the District of Columbia to be the home of the newly created federal government so that it was not “in” and ...

President Donald Trump’s 30-day emergency control of D.C. police officially expired Wednesday, meaning he no longer has the power to direct Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to provide him with whatever ...

The new DC Universe, helmed by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, is being built upon a unique foundation. Instead of a complete and total hard reboot that discards everything that came before, DC ...

The roughly 2,000 National Guardsmen deployed to Washington, D.C. have been tasked with assisting local law enforcement, but the lines separating where the troops’ mission ends and the police officers ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s ...