Matt Delaney

House speaker says vote to fix D.C.’s $1 billion budget cut will happen ‘as quickly as possible’

House Speaker Mike Johnson says his chamber will hold a vote "as quickly as possible" to reverse the $1 billion budget cut being federally enforced against the District.

May 7, 2025

Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz, cut pay draws Democratic criticism in hearing on federal prisons

President Trump's desire to reopen long-shuttered Alcatraz prison and cut bonuses for correctional staff became targets Tuesday for Democrats who, like their Republican colleagues, agreed the Bureau of Prisons suffers from crumbling facilities, overworked guards and sinking morale.

May 6, 2025

DOJ notches one of largest fentanyl busts in history throughout Western U.S.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that federal agents made one of the largest fentanyl busts in history by breaking up a multi-state drug trafficking ring run by Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel.

May 6, 2025

D.C. mayor proposes repealing tipped-wage increases to save city’s restaurant scene

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed Monday a repeal of the District's new minimum wage law for tipped workers, which she said is suffocating the city's restaurant industry.

May 5, 2025

San Francisco DA fears ‘entire categories of crime’ won’t be prosecuted if budget is cut: report

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has warned Mayor Daniel Lurie that "entire categories of crimes" will not be prosecuted if his proposed budget cuts take effect, according to a report.

May 5, 2025

Trump wants ‘total dismantlement’ of Iran’s nuclear program

President Trump said he's seeking "total dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program during a "Meet the Press" interview that aired Sunday.

May 4, 2025

Baltimore saw record-low homicides in April

The five killings Baltimore recorded in April were the city's lowest monthly total since it began tracking homicides in 1970, according to police data.

May 4, 2025

‘Uninvited guest’ starts shootout at Houston party that kills 1, wounds 13

Houston police said Sunday that one person was killed and 13 others were wounded after an "uninvited guest" crashed a family barbecue and began shooting at partygoers, prompting the other attendees to fire back.

May 4, 2025

California Republicans slam bill sparing buyers of older teen prostitutes from felony charges

California Republicans reamed out their Democratic colleagues Thursday for passing what they referred to as a mealy-mouthed, anti-child sex trafficking bill that still leaves out harsher penalties for buyers who target older teenage prostitutes.

May 1, 2025

5 killed, 8 wounded in shootings across Minneapolis

Five people were killed and a toddler and a baby were among eight wounded by shootings across Minneapolis on Wednesday.

May 1, 2025

D.C. mayor says House could reverse $1 billion budget cut, despite GOP lawmakers saying otherwise

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday brushed off claims that the House won't help fix the city's finances after the District was federally mandated to carry out a $1 billion mid-year budget cut.

April 30, 2025

Suspected MS-13 East Coast leader faces deportation after judge allows criminal case to be dropped

A federal judge in Virginia agreed Wednesday to let the Justice Department drop its criminal case against the suspected East Coast leader of MS-13, giving the Trump administration the green light to deport the alleged gang member to El Salvador's terrorist mega prison.

April 30, 2025

Tougher penalties for buyers of older teen prostitutes removed from California bill

A California legislative committee debated Tuesday why a proposed prostitution law targeting people who pay to have sex with children doesn't make it a crime to seek out 16-and 17-year-old prostitutes.

April 29, 2025

Seattle police enjoy increase in recruits as anti-police decline begins to reverse

Seattle elected officials and police brass are celebrating a boom in officer recruitment numbers that has the city on pace to rebound from the drop in staffing wrought by anti-police protests in 2020.

April 29, 2025

Maryland leaders plan for future of Northwest Stadium after Commanders deal with District

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Northwest Stadium will not suffer the same dilapidated fate as the District's RFK Stadium after the Washington Commanders shared plans to move back into the city following a nearly 30-year tenure in Landover.

April 28, 2025

Man charged with raping corpse on New York City subway

New York City police on Monday said they arrested and charged a man who defiled a dead man's corpse on the subway earlier this month.

April 28, 2025

Ex-athletic director takes plea for making bigoted AI recording of Baltimore County school principal

A former Baltimore County high school athletic director took a plea Monday on charges of using artificial intelligence to frame the school's ex-principal as a bigot.

April 28, 2025

Second illegal immigrant arrested in purse theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Authorities said they arrested a second suspect in the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse in the District after tracking down the illegal immigrant in Miami.

April 28, 2025

Illegal immigrant from Chile nabbed in theft of Kristi Noem’s purse at restaurant

Authorities on Saturday arrested a man accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse at a downtown restaurant in the District, according to multiple reports.

April 27, 2025

Newsom to aid federal prosecution against Mexican national who killed 2 Americans in DUI crash

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will help the federal prosecutors bring charges against an illegal immigrant expected to be released early from state prison this summer after the Mexican national killed two Americans in a fiery crash.

April 24, 2025