Shots fired in downtown DC near White House, National Mall: police

Authorities say a juvenile and two adults have been detained by officers after shots were fired early Friday morning in downtown D.C. near the National Mall and the White House.

Which EVs qualify for new US tax credit? Websites offer help

President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday. It includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle.

Man crashes burning car into US Capitol barricade before shooting himself: police

A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air from the burning car before fatally shooting himself, police said.

Man who posted photos, video in US Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison

The Department of Justice said 31-year-old Jefferson resident Glen Mitchel Simon was sentenced to 8 months in prison for the role he allegedly played in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.

Congress passes Dems' climate, health bill in triumph for Biden

Democrats have pushed their landmark climate and health care bill through Congress, handing an election-year victory to President Joe Biden.

Gay couple attacked, accused of having monkeypox in Northwest DC

A young, gay couple tells FOX 5 they were attacked in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood simply due to their sexual orientation.

Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act; House to vote next

The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on President Joe Biden's priorities.

US Senate passes bill to increase microchip production

The U.S. Senate approved a bill Wednesday aimed at increasing domestic production of semiconductors and computer chips.  

Lawmakers prep for Congressional Baseball Game

Partisan feuds on Capitol Hill will rest for at least a couple of hours Thursday night when the annual Congressional Baseball Game is played at Nats Park.

In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for WNBA star Brittney Griner

The statement marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February and testified Wednesday at her trial.

Trump returns to DC for first time since leaving office to deliver speech on crime

Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a speech on crime before an allied think tank that has been crafting an agenda for a possible second term.

'Unacceptable' conditions inside Atlanta penitentiary come to light during hearing

For more than two hours Tuesday, members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee revealed disturbing details about the conditions inside the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta and posed pointed questions to the man tasked with overseeing the Bureau of Prisons.

Hearing for woman who allegedly shot husband in DC hotel over molestation claims moved to Friday

The hearing for a woman who police say shot her husband in a D.C. hotel room after she alleged he was molesting children at her Maryland daycare, has been moved to Friday officials say.

At 122 cases, D.C. has the highest rate of monkeypox per capita in US says Health Director

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed the District's monkeypox outbreak after more than 120 cases have been reported. This makes D.C. the city with the highest rate of monkeypox per capita in the United States. 

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack subpoenaed the Secret Service on Friday night for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021, as the panel probes Donald Trump’s actions at the time of the deadly siege.

Groundbreaking held for new Gulf War Memorial in DC

Over 30 years after a U.S.-led international military coalition expelled occupying Iraqi troops from Kuwait, planners have broken ground on the long-simmering plans for a Gulf War memorial.