The Latest Breaking News from the District of Columbia

Since 2020, 17 states and the District of Columbia have increased protections for poll workers and election officials

A recent analysis shows the best and worst public school systems across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, using 32 key metrics including performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials.

The U.S. Justice Department, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster.

A Washington grand jury has indicted former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., on charges he made false statements during a campaign finance probe, months after a federal appeals court threw out his 2022 conviction on similar charges in California. The indictment, released Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District…

WalletHub report compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 14 key metrics, including each state’s vulnerability to identity theft and fraud.

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Dec. 5, 2023, giving her the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate of all vice presidents in U.S. history. Her 32nd and 33rd votes were to invoke cloture on and subsequently approve the…

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions reached a tentative agreement with its employer on a new four-year contract on Oct. 13, 2023. They agreed following the largest documented strike of U.S. health care workers on record, which involved more than 75,000 workers in several states and the District of Columbia.…

As the donnybrook over a House speaker drags on, the delegates from territories and the District of Columbia are frustrated they can't vote.

Experts say the request is a long shot, legally speaking. But even if it fails, it could still be a win for Trump politically. NPR traveled to West Virginia to explore why.

The alterations will make it easier for Santos to "live his life"

The Agriculture Department will work with attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to address anticompetitive markets in agriculture and related industries that result in higher prices and fewer choices for consumers and producers, the Biden administration said Wednesday.