2-year-old girl stabbed in Northeast DC, suspect arrested: police

DC Police are investigating after a 2-year-old girl was randomly stabbed while riding a scooter Wednesday evening in Northeast. 

House Republicans sue Pelosi in bid to stop proxy voting amid coronavirus concerns

House Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to block a system of proxy voting put in place during the coronavirus pandemic on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.

Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House

Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country.

Cremated remains of DC man's mom stolen by package thief

Kevin Lynch is grieving twice after the recent death of his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Lynch, once over her death and again after a package thief stole her ashes.

Medal of Honor recipient dies; saved lives in Afghanistan

Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II, who received the Medal of Honor in 2018 for braving heavy gunfire to save lives in Afghanistan, has died of cancer. He was 41.

Fauci urges caution on schools, warns against ‘cavalier’ idea that children are immune from COVID-19

Speaking at a Tuesday Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci had a sharp retort for Sen. Rand Paul after the Kentucky Republican said that Fauci was not the “end all” in knowledge about the coronavirus, and that it’s “kind of ridiculous” to suggest children should be kept out of school in the fall.

House rescue package includes $25 billion for Postal Service

A new coronavirus aid package released Tuesday by House Democrats includes $25 billion for the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service

'The American people are worth it': Pelosi defends $3T virus aid package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the stunning $3 trillion price tag on Democrats' pandemic relief package as what is needed to confront the “villainous virus” and economic collapse.

White House rejects reports that Pence is self-isolating after coronavirus exposure

The White House rejected reports that Vice President Mike Pence was self-isolating away from the White House after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 at the office.

White House Coronavirus Task Force could wind down work by early June

The White House has begun discussions about winding down its coronavirus task force, which has already been meeting less frequently, Vice President Mike Pence said. Its members have become fixtures on television sets across the nation, with Americans hungry for information and marooned at home.

Tara Reade: 'I didn't use sexual harassment' in Biden complaint

Reade said she described her issues with Biden but “the main word I used — and I know I didn’t use sexual harassment — I used ‘uncomfortable.’ And I remember ‘retaliation.’”

Crowd cheers for Washington D.C. flyover to praise essential workers

Cheers rose from people gathered on the National Mall on Saturday, May 2, as the US Air Force Thunderbirds and US Navy Blue Angels flew in formation over Washington and Baltimore to salute healthcare and other essential workers.

Trump seeks $250 billion more from Congress for payrolls

President Donald Trump's sudden request Tuesday to pump $250 billion more into a just-launched payroll program for small businesses may hit roadblocks.

‘Toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads, Trump says

“There will be a lot of death, unfortunately,” Trump said in a somber start to his daily briefing on the pandemic, “There will be death.”

Senate passes COVID-19 rescue package on unanimous vote

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.