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MDOT turns to grants to help businesses hurt by Purple Line construction
Maryland has awarded a total of $500,000 in a second round of grants for businesses located along the Purple Line.
DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
The White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of Washington, D.C., around the clock.
Unemployment bill first up in Senate for 2014
WASHINGTON — The Senate plunged into an election-year session Monday that promises to be long on political maneuvering and less so on accomplishment, beginning with a struggle over legislation to […]
Jury awards black D.C. officers $425K for retaliation
WASHINGTON — A federal jury has for the second time ruled in favor of five black District of Columbia police officers who said they were retaliated against after raising allegations […]
D.C. mayor signs immigrant driver’s license bill
WASHINGTON — Starting next year, people living in the nation’s capital who don’t have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to get driver’s licenses. Democratic […]
Government reaches agreement to allow airline merger
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world’s biggest airline. The agreement requires the airlines […]
Family of Navy Yard shooting victim files claim
TAMPA, Fla. — The family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is seeking $37.5 million from the government, saying the Navy and Department […]
D.C. again asks judge to uphold gun laws
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia officials are again asking a judge to uphold gun registration requirements put in place after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the city’s decades-old ban on […]
D.C. Council to take up resolution on Redskins
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council will take up a resolution next week urging the Washington Redskins to change their nickname. The council passed a similar resolution in 2001, and the […]
D.C. no help to retailers already skittish about holidays
NEW YORK — Will Washington be the Grinch who stole Christmas? After weeks of bickering between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a […]
House GOP floats a counter to Senate’s debt idea
WASHINGTON — The divided government’s increasingly urgent drive to prevent a Treasury default and end a 15-day partial government shutdown took a highly partisan turn Tuesday as House Republicans unveiled […]
At least 26,000 file for unemployment in DC, Md.
WASHINGTON — Furloughed federal government workers have filed more than 10,000 claims for unemployment benefits in the District of Columbia as the government shutdown has persisted nearly a week. D.C. […]
