The sound of tap shoes is echoing once again in the nation’s capital as the D.C. Tap Fest kicked off its 17th year Monday, bringing dancers from around the world together for a week of performance, ...

In 1962, Congress abolished the mandatory death penalty for Washington, D.C. One decade later, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down existing death penalty laws nationwide, forcing states to rewrite ...

Trump wants death penalty for all murder cases in D.C., a rare flesh-eating screwworm infects U.S. resident, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and in other jurisdictions around the country with ...

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has slammed the government’s net zero ambitions, claiming there are a “few years of evidence” now to show it is failing. Leaders and experts gathered at the 2025 ...

It is highly unusual for prosecutors to fail even once to obtain an indictment from a grand jury given the way the process is stacked in favor of the government. By Alan Feuer and Minho Kim Federal ...

2:14 Supporters flock to B.C. ostrich farm in the wake of upheld cull order The owners of an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., say they are not giving up the fight to save hundreds of birds. “So we have ...

On Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., the weird juxtapositions of life in this city, eleven days into the Trump Administration’s unprecedented takeover of the District’s local law enforcement, were ...

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. On Thursday night, ...

President Donald Trump escalated his battle for American culture with the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday, ordering a broad review of the nation’s leading museums after blasting them on Truth ...

Matt McKay, who over nearly four decades went from teenage car salesman to owner of Louisiana's largest auto dealership empire, has agreed to sell his All Star Automotive Group for a reported $700 ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...