Former US AG Bill Barr calls for President Biden investigation

Former Attorney General Bill Barr calls on AG Merrick Garland to investigate whether President Joe Biden was participating in helping his son sell access to him. 

Emergency public safety bill passed by DC Council to address citywide crime crisis

The D.C. Council voted by majority Tuesday to approve Councilmember Brooke Pinto's emergency public safety bill, the Prioritizing Public Safety Amendment Act, in an effort to address the crime wave crippling the city. 

New bill targets Metro fare evaders giving police fake names

A new bill from D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto aims to close a loophole in the District’s fare evasion law.

DC Mayor Bowser testifies at House Oversight Committee hearing

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser testified Tuesday before the House Oversight Committee on Oversight and Accountability as lawmakers continue to debate D.C.'s revised criminal code.

Mayor Bowser proposes 'Safer, Stronger DC' bill to enhance public safety

Mayor Bowser proposed a slew of legislative changes Monday in an effort to close the “gaps" in the system to better address D.C. crime.

DC mayor's racial equity plan violates Constitution, lawyer warns

Washington, D.C. may soon find itself as a defendant in a courtroom if it pushes ahead with a racial equity plan that, critics argue, is unconstitutional.

Second DC employee makes sexual harassment allegation against former deputy mayor

Former D.C. Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio is facing a second allegation of sexual harassment from a District employee, according to the alleged victim's lawyers.

DC leaders grilled on crime by GOP at congressional hearings

Top D.C. government officials faced a grilling from House Republicans Wednesday over crime in the District. 

Biden signs measure nullifying DC's controversial criminal code revisions

President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law legislation nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code, but the fight between Congress and local lawmakers is continuing.

DC Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio leaves Bowser Administration

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a cabinet shake-up on Friday, revealing that Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff John Falcicchio has left her administration.

Resolution to block DC police reform bill introduced in US House

Days after the Senate voted block D.C.'s proposed new criminal code, there is now a new Congressional effort to halt police reforms passed by the D.C. Council.

Senate votes against DC criminal code revisions

The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a disapproval resolution that would overturn D.C.'s criminal code revisions.

Senate to vote on controversial DC criminal code Wednesday

It's full speed ahead for the United States Senate that has scheduled a vote for Wednesday to disapprove of D.C.'s newly revised criminal code.

Mendelson says DC Council didn't do adequate job messaging criminal code bill

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said the Council did not do a good job messaging the proposed laws that would have overhauled how the nation's capital prosecutes and punishes crime.

DC Council chair pulls crime overhaul bill, but Senate may still consider it

On Monday D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced he sent a letter to the U.S. Senate to withdraw the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), the major overhaul of D.C.'s criminal laws.