Matt Delaney

Federal charge brings chance of death penalty for suspect in Charlotte light rail attack

A North Carolina man accused in the deadly, caught-on-camera stabbing of a Ukrainian war refugee in Charlotte could receive the death penalty after federal prosecutors brought charges against the ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet.

September 9, 2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore running for second term, quieting White House rumblings

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will seek a second term as the state's top elected official, distancing himself from speculation that he was eyeing a presidential run in 2028.

September 9, 2025

Feds arrest hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel members, seize drugs and guns, in nationwide crackdown

The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday said its officers arrested hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel members and seized hordes of guns and drugs during a week-long operation targeting the powerful Mexican crime syndicate.

September 8, 2025

Illegal immigrant ordered to remain in PG County jail on charges of killing 19-year-old woman

An illegal immigrant accused of murdering a 19-year-old woman was due in court Monday in Prince George's County.

September 8, 2025

Republicans applaud progress from Trump’s crime crackdown in D.C.

Republican lawmakers gathered Wednesday to celebrate President Trump's crime-fighting push in the District that has driven down killings, carjackings and muggings during the month-long emergency period.

September 3, 2025

Big pay raise for D.C. cops marks further shift away from ‘defund the police’ movement

D.C. leaders put the city's "defund the police" era firmly in the rear view Wednesday by announcing a major pay raise for officers, sergeants and detectives in the Metropolitan Police Department.

September 3, 2025

Republican senators to talk up wins of Trump’s D.C. crime-fighting push

A group of Republican senators will host a briefing Wednesday to tout the success of President Trump's surge of federal law enforcement officers and National Guard troops into the District of Columbia.

September 3, 2025

‘The Sports Junkies’ producer charged with domestic violence in Virginia

A producer for the popular "Sports Junkies" radio show in the D.C. area remains in jail Tuesday after he was arrested on domestic violence charges over the weekend, according to authorities and court documents.

September 2, 2025

Another case tossed: D.C. grand jury lets woman go after Trump threat

A federal grand jury in the District refused to indict a woman accused of threatening President Trump over social media as juries keep cases out of the courtroom amid his crime crackdown in the nation's capital.

September 2, 2025

Houston man faces murder charge after boy, 11, gunned down over ding-dong-ditch prank

Houston authorities on Tuesday arrested and charged a man accused of chasing after and fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who was caught playing the ding-dong-ditch prank on the suspect's home.

September 2, 2025

Putin shores up ties with India and China while U.S., EU plan way forward on Ukraine

A defiant Vladimir Putin thumbed his nose at the West by embracing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China's Xi Jinping on Monday, leaving no sign of progress on Ukraine as President Trump's peace deadline came and went.

September 1, 2025

Ukraine-Russia peace appears distant as Zelenskyy hints at future strikes behind enemy lines

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy promised new strikes in the Russian interior, just a day after Moscow carried out a fresh wave of bombardments in southeastern Ukraine as the war shows no signs of slowing down in spite of U.S. efforts to the contrary.

August 31, 2025

D.C. Council members dismiss benefits of Trump’s crime crackdown after mayor offers praise

Several D.C. Council members have bashed the ongoing federal surge in the city initiated by President Trump, seemingly in response to Mayor Muriel Bowser praising the takeover for helping drive down major crimes.

August 28, 2025

D.C. mayor notes major drops in violent crime amid federal crackdown

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday praised the sharp reductions in violent crime brought on by President Trump's surge of federal law enforcement authorities throughout the District.

August 27, 2025

Transportation Dept. to run Union Station, aims to improve commercial prospects, clear out homeless

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it plans to take managerial control of Union Station to unlock the historic station's commercial potential.

August 27, 2025

D.C. sees first homicide since law enforcement surge, as Trump calls for death penalty for murder

The District recorded its first homicide in the nearly two weeks since federal law enforcement surged in the nation's capital, while President Trump declared Tuesday that anyone who commits murder in the city will face capital punishment.

August 26, 2025

DC’s 12-day streak of no killings ends, as prosecutors ID violent suspects nabbed by feds

The District witnessed its first killing in nearly two weeks amid the federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, while prosecutors began identifying some of the criminal suspects arrested by authorities during the citywide crackdown.

August 26, 2025

Trump signs orders targeting cashless bail policies in D.C., other states

President Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to pull federal support from the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions that refuse to ditch their cashless bail policies.

August 25, 2025

Trump trades barbs with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over ‘crime ridden’ Baltimore

President Trump blasted Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about "crime ridden" Baltimore on Sunday after the Democrat sent a letter last week inviting the president to visit his state amid dramatic reductions in violent crime.

August 24, 2025

Military attorneys to help with D.C. crime caseload during federal takeover

Military attorneys are being sent to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District as prosecutors look to add some extra legal muscle amid President Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.

August 21, 2025