Feds considered using 'heat ray' on DC protesters: reports

A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square in D.C.

President Trump presents Army Ranger who rescued dozens of hostages with Medal of Honor

President Donald Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier Friday, calling him “one of the bravest men anywhere in the world” for his role in a daring 2015 missio n to rescue dozens of hostages who were set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq.

18-year-old shot, killed by DC police officer during pursuit

D.C. police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a man on Orange Street, Southeast on Wednesday.

Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations amid revived racial tensions

Civil rights advocates have begun gathering to highlight police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington.

Thousands expected at March on Washington commemorations

Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates will highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Protesters gather outside White House to disrupt President Trump’s RNC acceptance speech

Anti-Trump activists are organizing protests and a concert to make noise in downtown Washington, D.C., with the intention of disrupting the president’s planned outdoor acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.

FDA chief apologizes for overstating convalescent plasma benefits to treat COVID-19

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is apologizing for overstating the life-saving benefits of using convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.

One killed, eight others wounded in brazen shooting in Washington, D.C.

Three men opened fire on a crowd in Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon. One person was killed and eight others wounded. Police say it was a targeted attack; two of the shooters had long guns, the other used a pistol. Some of the victims were known to law enforcement.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of possible infection

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital in Baltimore early this morning for the treatment of a possible infection. 

4 charged in Andrew Jackson statue vandalism investigation

Federal authorities have charged four men in connection with a failed effort last week to pull down the statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House.

House of Representatives adopts bill to make DC 51st state

The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation and constitutional authority to ensure that the city's 700,000 residents are allowed full voting rights, no longer subject to "taxation without representation.''

Hundreds of National Guard troops mobilized to protect DC monuments amid protests

Hundreds of troops with the Washington, D.C., National Guard have mobilized to protect monuments in the nation's capital, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News on Wednesday.