A majority in name only? House Republicans are barely hanging on.
On Thursday, neither party really had the majority in the House. Over the course of seven roll-call votes, the final...
Banks criticize Trump’s push for 10 percent credit card interest rate cap
President Donald Trump has called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent for a year, effective...
Why people see what they want in protests and police shootings
“Who, whom?” It’s a famous formulation, originally attributed to Vladimir Lenin. It is a formula that abjures any principle in...
ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
The fatal shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has prompted new scrutiny of the tactics and training for...
U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops
The United States military said Saturday that it hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria in another retaliatory strike in...
Former D.C. officer sentenced to 27 years in sex trafficking of teen girls
A former D.C. police officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison Friday for prostituting teenage girls, marking the second...
Her marriage ended. Instead of crying, she threw a divorce party.
Nilufar Sizdahkhani once fantasized about an extravagant wedding, with hordes of adoring spectators and a white ball gown that would...
Maryland’s increasing diversity has meant more Black-owned wineries
Ifeoma C. Onyia visits the vines in front of her Maryland home each day. She likes to check on them...
Luxury timepieces scheme leads to federal prison time for McLean man
For nearly two years, packages from London’s famed Harrod’s department store kept arriving at Jaivin Raj Karnani’s McLean home, each...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveils his agenda for boosting state’s economy
In the effort to recover Maryland’s economy amid federal funding cuts and mass job loss, Gov. Wes Moore (D) says...
D.C. police arrest man in death of officer hit by car while on duty
D.C. police have arrested the driver they say fatally struck an officer last month while he was helping a stranded...
Record rainfall soaks dry Washington region
Even in a dry time, wet days must eventually show up, and in the Washington area, one of them did...
Tony Dokoupil sets new tone for ‘CBS Evening News’ in first week as anchor
Tony Dokoupil wants to be a newsman for the average American. In a New Year’s Day video manifesto, the new...
The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments
Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online...
Thousands protest ICE presence in Minneapolis and cities nationwide
MINNEAPOLIS — Several thousand protesters gathered at a park coated with fresh snow on Minneapolis’s south side Saturday afternoon, near...
