The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly voted, for the second time in less than a year, to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending it to the Senate where it faces stiff Republican opposition.

U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will allow Republican involvement in approving subpoenas on a proposed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine on Wednesday sued leading baby food maker Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp, accusing the company of misleading consumers by claiming its baby food was safe even though it allegedly contained high levels of toxic metals.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo told securities industry executives on Wednesday that the Treasury will weigh the costs and benefits of financial sanctions to ensure that they remain a strong and viable foreign policy tool.

A U.S. jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of Intel Corp in a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by VLSI Technology LLC.

It might be time for neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops to start thinking about a subscription business — at least according to a new Y Combinator-backed startup called Per Diem. The company is announcing today that it has raised $2.26 million in seed …

Turkey will resume flights from the United Kingdom and Denmark, Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Eksi said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden believes the bar for convicting police officers is far too high and supports efforts to change that, the White House press secretary said on Wednesday.

Josh Miller walked away from the U.S. capital's convention center on Tuesday with a COVID-19 vaccination and a joint.

North Dakota has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to intervene in an ongoing legal battle in which local tribes seek the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), saying that its interests in keeping the line running are no longer adequately re…

A top Treasury Department official met on Tuesday with 20 top bankers to discuss President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan and ways to use public-private partnerships to expand economic inclusion, the agency said in a statement.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of "natural" causes one day after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the D.C. medical examiner announced on Monday.

Major medical associations including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Cancer Society have weighed in against a lawsuit brought by cigar-maker groups to challenge federal regulations on premium cigars.

A 12-year-old boy from Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old.

O'Melveny & Myers has added an attorney who helped set the fintech enforcement agenda at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as counsel in its Washington, D.C. office.

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Lina Khan, who has advocated the breakup of tech giants, on her nomination to the Federal Trade Commission, the panel said in a statement on Thursday.

The race among mobility startups to become profitable by controlling market share has produced a string of bad results for cities and the people living in the them. City officials and agencies learned from those early deployments of ride-hailing and shared sc…

EIG Global Energy Partners will lead a yet-unnamed consortium to issue billions of dollars in bonds across two or three transactions to replace bank debt backing an investment in Saudi Aramco's (2222.SE) oil pipeline assets, two sources said.

EIG Global Energy Partners will lead a yet-unnamed consortium to issue billions of dollars in bonds across two or three transactions to replace bank debt backing an investment in Saudi Aramco's oil pipeline assets, two sources said.

Conservation groups sued the Army Corps of Engineers in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, accusing it of rushing its approval of a $220 million flood-control project in the Mississippi's South Delta during the waning days of the Trump administr…

An investigation has concluded that members of the Washington D

The top cybersecurity official in the White House on Tuesday directed all government agencies to urgently apply new patches for Microsoft Corp Exchange email servers to head off exploitation by hackers.

Davis Wright Tremaine has nabbed cybersecurity veteran Michael Borgia to lead its information security group, adding to a practice area that has seen high demand.

Almost 20 major companies worried about a global semiconductor chip shortage that has roiled the automotive industry will send senior executives to a White House summit Monday, a senior official said on Friday.

Here are six takeaways from U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed federal budget, released on Friday:

RT @Lancegooden: 95% of America's problems come from Washington, D.C. The Capital becoming a state would be a disaster.

RT @kylegriffin1: Reuters: U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO MAKE WASHINGTON, D.C., 51ST STATE, SENDS TO SENATE AMID STRONG REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION

The U.S. House voted to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state along party lines including the support of Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany, who makes familiar taxation without representation arguments https://t.co/3357IUxSoz #gapol

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

Check out Washington D.C. 9" Plate Silver Gilt Mt. Vernon https://t.co/bT8BN6qg0U via @eBay

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the United States. https://t.co/iLeQOkSNL5

IN-DEPTH FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AFTER DEADLY TESLA CRASH - WASHINGTON, D.C – After a deadly Tesla crash in Texas on Saturday, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and T ... - https://t.co/SOcvwYwrIc https://t.co/crlaisJeJx

RT @PattyMurray: Residents of Washington, D.C. have been denied their right to fully participate in our democracy for too long. The House h…

RT @RepJoeNeguse: The House just voted to make Washington D.C. a state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress.

D.C. is now closer to winning statehood than it has ever been, but the Senate's approval is far from certain. https://t.co/hJ6Hnq9AvC via @HuffPostPol

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

RT @RepJoeNeguse: The House just voted to make Washington D.C. a state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress.

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

RT @trish_regan: Joe Biden could ruin the economy and markets with his tax hike. Let's hope there are some adults in Washington D.C. with s…

RT @PattyMurray: Residents of Washington, D.C. have been denied their right to fully participate in our democracy for too long. The House h…

RT @Lancegooden: 95% of America's problems come from Washington, D.C. The Capital becoming a state would be a disaster.

Allow representation to black citizens in Washington, D.C? Republicans don't even like there being representation to black voters in the states we have now. Read the blog: https://t.co/zhTAfXuCfV #WashingtonDC #Statehood #VotingRights #VoterSuppression

RT @igorbobic: The founders never intended for Washington D.C. to include only one Taco Bell cantina

RT @MCmuckraker: U.S. Marshals used drones to spy on Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/mQsppvGi0y

RT @Lancegooden: 95% of America's problems come from Washington, D.C. The Capital becoming a state would be a disaster.

RT @RepJoeNeguse: The House just voted to make Washington D.C. a state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress.

RT @SenatorHick: I fully support Washington D.C. becoming our 51st state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress, and that includes the mor…

House passes bill on statehood for Washington, D.C.—let's be clear what's at stake https://t.co/AhgXKCGjtc

RT @kylegriffin1: Reuters: U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO MAKE WASHINGTON, D.C., 51ST STATE, SENDS TO SENATE AMID STRONG REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION

RT @davidmweissman: Why are Republicans afraid of residents from Washington, D.C. having Representation? #DCStatehoodNow #DCStatehood

RT @davidmweissman: Why are Republicans afraid of residents from Washington, D.C. having Representation? #DCStatehoodNow #DCStatehood

RT @RepDLesko: Making Washington, D.C. a state requires a constitutional amendment and requires overturning the 23rd Amendment, not a mere…

RT @RepJoeNeguse: The House just voted to make Washington D.C. a state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress.

RT @thisortheflood: no terrorists have ever said “you must give us ____ or we’ll wipe Washington D.C. off the face of the earth” because th…

RT @RepDLesko: Making Washington, D.C. a state requires a constitutional amendment and requires overturning the 23rd Amendment, not a mere…

RT @ErrolWebber: People who move to Washington D.C. and then complain about lack of Congressional Representation are like those same people…

RT @SenatorHick: I fully support Washington D.C. becoming our 51st state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress, and that includes the mor…

RT @SenatorHick: I fully support Washington D.C. becoming our 51st state. Everyone deserves a voice in Congress, and that includes the mor…

RT @Reuters: ‘With all the racist trash my colleagues have brought to this debate I can see why they're worried about having a place to put…

RT @yeaiamcam: You niggas definitely didn't pay attention in social studies if y'all just finding out Washington D.C isn't a state

RT @thehill: Some of the remarks were decidedly sexist, and were shared among GOP women in political circles in Washington, D.C. https://t.…

RT @kylegriffin1: Reuters: U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO MAKE WASHINGTON, D.C., 51ST STATE, SENDS TO SENATE AMID STRONG REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION

RT @Lancegooden: 95% of America's problems come from Washington, D.C. The Capital becoming a state would be a disaster.