The District of Columbia was carved out of land given to the federal government by Virginia and Maryland. It was supposed to be a 100-square-mile diamond. Cartographers and Metro riders will notice ...

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States ...

In March 2025, about two months after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a rumor circulated online alleging that he also ...

Yesterday, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a unanimous ruling in the case against Trump's "Liberation Day" ...

Affiliate: ACLU of Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump ... or predatory incursion” against the ...

SEE ALSO | NPS to shut down 7 homeless encampment sites across DC starting Thursday The effort was part of President ... in March called "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful." ...

Nikki Haley wins District of Columbia’s GOP primary, her 1st victory in 2024 race Nikki Haley's victory in D.C. on Sunday at least temporarily halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting ...