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

After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a ...

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.

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

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

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen believes his Republican colleagues will not allow President Donald Trump to keep the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control indefinitely. Van Hollen ...

Our Constitution clearly assigns Congress — not the executive branch — the authority to set tariffs. | Opinion ...

Congress rarely uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of federal agency rules. When it does, reporters call the CRA “obscure” and argue Congress is “pushing the bounds of a little-known ...

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 ...

Republicans are finally in the homestretch of passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress after months of intense negotiations and legislative work. The Senate voted 51-49 late ...

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

Today, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.