District of Columbia

DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate

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WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working...

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

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TULAROSA, N.M. — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square...

Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos

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Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage...

US Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of Biden

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U.S. Catholic bishops approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for...

EXPLAINER: What is the Catholic Communion controversy?

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A committee of U.S. Catholic bishops is getting to work on a policy document that has stirred controversy among their colleagues before a word...

‘Fire and Fury’ author writes new Trump book ‘Landslide’

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NEW YORK — The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the...

Amazon allots $300 million for housing near mass transit

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Amazon is providing $300 million in low-interest loans to support housing located near mass transit in the Washington, D.C., area and...

Girl’s sex-assault lawsuit reinstated by appeals court

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit from a northern Virginia student who said her school failed to take...

Pelosi says House to move forward with Jan. 6 investigations

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will move forward with investigations of the Jan. 6 insurrection now that legislation to create an...

US Catholic bishops meet amid divisions on Communion policy

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When U.S. Catholic bishops convene virtually for a national meeting Wednesday, they will be divided ideologically as well as physically. They’re split over whether...