After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. “Our capital city has been ...

Calif., bans members of Congress and their spouses from trading and holding stocks. Pelosi, former Speaker of the House, has been criticized ...

President Trump said the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain federal control of the D.C.

While the congressional stock trading question has played out on Capitol Hill for years, the debate saw some renewed momentum this week. A bill sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has cleared the ...

And Congress passed the 1870 Enforcement Act to enforce the provision. In 1872, Congress passed the Amnesty Act, which removed the prohibition for most ex-Confederates.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic ...

New law prohibits unsolicited sale of mortgage applicant data by credit bureaus Homebuyers often bombarded by predatory ...