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.

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...

Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.

The move followed Attorney General Pam Bondi's announcement that DEA chief Terry Cole would assume the duties of police chief ...

Photos from Washington, D.C. show crews dismantling a homeless encampment near the Kennedy Center on Thursday.

Trump has painted a picture of the U.S. capital as a city gripped by a wave of crime and pervasive homelessness, despite both ...

The nation’s capital sued to block Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his ...

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's ...

President Donald Trump 's face-to-face high-stakes summit with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday could determine ...

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration over its moves to take over the city’s police department and appoint an emergency commission ...

Trump’s critics and some allies question his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their ...