“We have an opportunity here today to do something that the public has wanted us to do for decades, and that is to ban ...

After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare ...

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. “Our capital city has been ...

The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

While the congressional stock trading question has played out on Capitol Hill for years, the debate saw some renewed momentum this week. A bill sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has cleared the ...

President Trump said the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain federal control of the D.C.