The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
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Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who's paying for it? Here's what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.
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Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California.
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Supervisors voted earlier this week to end license agreements allowing CBP and ICE to train at the facility. Sheriff Kelly Martinez is pushing back on part of the decision.
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Swalwell’s devices were seized at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and federal agents searched his home a day later.
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What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He’s still not saying.
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Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.
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Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege that data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
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Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.
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A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
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Staff will now draft plans to prohibit some county officials from insider trading on platforms like Kalshi. Former county staff will also be banned from lobbying the county for at least two years after leaving public service.
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