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Trump unveils Freedom 250: IndyCars to race past Capitol, National Mall in August
President Trump announced Monday that IndyCars will race through the streets of Washington — including down Pennsylvania Avenue and around the National Mall — in a free two-day event next month marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
D.C. Council weighs future of automated ridesharing vehicles that draw the ire of unions
A D.C. Council committee held a public hearing Monday on automated ridesharing vehicles legislation over the objections of local unions.
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WATCH: House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce
More than half a million federal employees and retirees owe a combined $6.3 billion in unpaid taxes, and the IRS's own enforcement tools are barely being used. Susan Ferrechio breaks down which agencies have the worst compliance records and why federal workers keep getting away with it.
74 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: July 10-12
Museum activities dominate this' weekend's calendar of events in Washington, with 32 exhibitions making our list. Of course, these are just a few of the many exciting happenings in the area. Here are our picks for the weekend, all 74 of them.
Trump triumphal arch wins early approval from National Capital Planning Commission
President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this project.
MTA bus crashes into Pikesville building; 36 hospitalized
A Maryland Transit Administration bus struck a FedEx building in Pikesville as part of a multivehicle crash that critically injured one and sent dozens of others to the hospital.
Former Olympian pleads not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Former Olympian David Hearn pleaded not guilty Thursday after he was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in an act of politically motivated vandalism.
D.C. cardinal cites privacy in exorcisms for firing priest who claimed UFOs are demons in disguise
Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, said in a recent interview that the need to keep exorcisms "private" justified his firing of a priest who declared in a viral video that UFOs are demons in disguise.
Virginia, Maryland dealing with parasitic illness cyclosporiasis
Health officials in Virginia and Maryland recently reported cases of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite.
DC Water settles federal age-discrimination lawsuit for $217,000
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority has agreed to settle a federal age-discrimination lawsuit for roughly $217,000 after firing an experienced employee to install a younger and less qualified replacement.
Insurance provider Allstate ranks D.C. as second-most dangerous city in America for driving
The District is the second-riskiest city in the U.S. for drivers, according to a Allstate study in which Baltimore is third.