Press Releases

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2693 would amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to explicitly allow the chair of the Council of the District of Columbia to electronically transmit to the Congress any act passed by the council; under current law physical copies must...

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5103 would expand Executive Order 14252 to require the Department of the Interior to implement a beautification program in the district.

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5214 would amend the Code of the District of Columbia to require mandatory pretrial detention for defendants charged with certain violent crimes and require mandatory cash bail or bail bonds for all defendants charged with other specified...

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

WASHINGTON— Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Oversight of the District of Columbia.” In his statement, Chairman Comer reaffirmed...

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 5143, the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) to empower...

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 5140, the District of Columbia Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) to...

Department of Energy & Environment - Washington D.C.

Summary of Proposed Rulemaking: This proposed rulemaking revises Chapter 7 of Title 20 DCMR to update and strengthen Volatile Organic Compound ("VOC") emissions standards for consumer products sold or manufactured for sale in the District of...

The Office of Attorney General Connecticut

08/28/2026 District Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Block Rule from Taking Effect (Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia have secured a temporary restraining...

Metropolitan Police Department - Washington D.C.

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the George Washington University’s First Night x Org Fair will take place in the District of Columbia.

Metropolitan Police Department - Washington D.C.

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the Ready, Set, Safe! Back-to-School Family Day will take place in the District of Columbia.

DVIDS - Georgia

INDIANAPOLIS — A little Alaska creativity, a little Hoosier horsepower and a bear behind the wheel proved to be a winning combination at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 148th General Conference and Exhibition in Indianapolis....

Metropolitan Police Department - Washington D.C.

On Sunday, August 30, 2026, United House of Prayer Baptism will take place in the District of Columbia.

DVIDS - Georgia

WASHINGTON — As America celebrates 250 years of independence, the District of Columbia National Guard and Historic Congressional Cemetery gathered Aug. 23 to look back 212 years—to a moment when ordinary citizens answered an extraordinary call and...

Washington State Office of Attorney General

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 25 states have secured a preliminary injunction (PI) blocking illegal efforts by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections....

Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice

OAKLAND — Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting the...

Oregon Department of Justice

A federal court granted a preliminary injunction today, siding with Oregon and a coalition of states and keeping the U.S. Postal Service’s mail ballot rule from taking effect while litigation remains pending. “This ruling keeps Oregon’s elections...

Metropolitan Police Department - Washington D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a burglary of an establishment in Southeast.

Metropolitan Police Department - Washington D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the suspect in the burglary of an establishment in Northwest.

Department of Behavioral Health - Washington D.C.

(Washington, DC) – On Monday, September 7, District Government will observe the Labor Day holiday.

Oregon Department of Justice

Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following statement after the federal government asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to lift the order currently blocking the U.S. Postal Service’s mail ballot rule.