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Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
DC’s 12-day streak of no killings ends, as prosecutors ID violent suspects nabbed by feds
The District witnessed its first killing in nearly two weeks amid the federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, while prosecutors began identifying some of the criminal suspects arrested by authorities during the citywide crackdown.
Trump backs off threat to send National Guard to other cities
President Trump on Monday said he might back off his threat to deploy the National Guard to curb crime in Democratic-run cities such as Chicago, saying he'd prefer to wait until state or local officials ask for his help.
Trump signs orders targeting cashless bail policies in D.C., other states
President Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to pull federal support from the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions that refuse to ditch their cashless bail policies.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda
ICE rearrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia early Monday morning, setting him up for a speedy deportation -- but his lawyers quickly sued in what appears to be an attempt to stop his ouster.
National Guard troops patrolling D.C. are now armed
National Guard troops are now being armed with the Army's latest sidearm as they patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump's crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.
Abrego Garcia, free again, faces new Monday arrest deadline
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, released from jail Friday, now faces a new Monday deadline to check in with ICE, where the government has told him he could face a quick deportation to Uganda -- a country to which his lawyers say he has no ties.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: It ‘behooves each and every one of us’ to weigh retaliatory district maps
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signaled Sunday that he is open to redrawing his state's congressional lines to help Democrats counter Republican efforts in Texas and other states.
Trump trades barbs with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over ‘crime ridden’ Baltimore
President Trump blasted Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about "crime ridden" Baltimore on Sunday after the Democrat sent a letter last week inviting the president to visit his state amid dramatic reductions in violent crime.
Trump says he’s asking Congress for billions to ‘beautify’ D.C. streets
President Trump said he's going to obtain $2 billion from Congress to beautify the streets of Washington, a plan that's been on his mind and has been called for with executive orders.
Education Department finds George Mason University illegally used race in faculty hiring, promotion
A federal civil rights investigation has found that George Mason University illegally used race and other "immutable characteristics" in its hiring and promotion, the Education Department said Friday.
Protester compares Earle-Sears’ bathroom stand to Jim Crow water fountains
A woman protesting Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Thursday held up a sign invoking segregation to denounce Republican policy on transgender bathroom use in schools.
National Guard members on D.C. streets for Trump’s crackdown will soon be armed, Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday.
Military attorneys to help with D.C. crime caseload during federal takeover
Military attorneys are being sent to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District as prosecutors look to add some extra legal muscle amid President Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.
D.C. National Guard vehicle hits car in Washington, driver hospitalized with minor injuries
A D.C. National Guard military vehicle collided with a civilian car in Southeast Wednesday morning, injuring the car's driver.
Trump speaks to police, National Guard troops ahead of joining patrol
President Trump on Thursday spoke to a large crowd of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Southeast before his nighttime patrol with guard members and D.C. police as part of his mission to lower crime in the District.
Ejected Navy pilot rescued off Virginia coast after fighter jet crash
A Navy pilot ejected from a crashing fighter jet off the coast of Virginia Wednesday, with rescuers taking him to a hospital.
D.C. students improve standardized test results
D.C. Public Schools and charter students' standardized test scores in English and math have improved, with English results slightly better now than in the pre-COVID era, the city reported Thursday.
Laptop with lithium battery explodes at D.C. school
A laptop containing a lithium-ion battery ignited at a school in the 500 block of 19th Street NE on Wednesday, the D.C. Fire and EMS Department said.
Old accusations of D.C. police distorting violent crime data resurface amid DOJ probe
Two lawsuits from former Metropolitan Police Department officers accusing the department of suppressing violent crime numbers are getting another look during the political rumpus over President Trump's deployment of troops to fight crime in the District of Columbia.
