Celebrity chef José Andrés lashed out at President Donald Trump this week, accusing him of harming Washington, D.C.’s restaurant industry with his aggressive anti-crime policies and immigration enforcement.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced that the committee will be probing allegations that Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) manipulated crime data.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that seeks to eliminate cashless bail for those arrested in Washington D.C., while another order aims to end the policy across the country.
A veteran D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sergeant has alleged in a lawsuit that the department systematically misclassified homicides as accidents or unknown causes to artificially lower the city’s crime statistics. Carlos Bundy, a 28-year MPD officer and former member of the homicide unit, claims this manipulation of crime data poses serious risks to public safety and trust.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) criticized President Donald Trump’s federal deployment of troops in Washington, D.C., calling the move a “stunt” designed to distract from political pressure. Murphy made the remarks Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press in response to growing debate over rising crime and Trump’s decision to send federal forces into the nation’s capital.
The timeline for acquiring a gun permit in Washington, D.C., has been reduced from several months to just days, part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to combat violent crime in the nation’s capital.
A federal bill introduced in May would strip funding from medical schools that require students or faculty to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
On the evening of May 21, 2025, two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., following an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee.
The U.S. Army has suspended helicopter operations near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) following a May 1 incident where two commercial flights were forced to abort landings due to a Black Hawk helicopter's proximity.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging the repeal of Initiative 82, the controversial wage law requiring tipped workers to receive the full minimum wage, as restaurant closures and layoffs continue to mount across the city. The initiative, passed by nearly 74% of voters in 2022, raised tipped workers' base wage and mandated employer compensation if tips fall short of the full minimum wage.
