Politics

When an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on a last batch of bills from the year’s regular legislative session. In a statement late Friday, Youngkin said he was signing seven measures but vetoing 48. Among those he vetoed were closely watched bills that would have ended a tax break for a Confederate heritage organization and al...

The hearing was derailed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., responded to a question from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, by saying, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”

Women say they are worried about their finances, from a higher cost of living to reduced retirement income, and that could affect the November election.

A U.S. senator is threatening to hold up a bill to redevelop the RFK stadium site in D.C. Axios D.C. reporter Cuneyt Dil joined News4’s Adam Tuss in the studio to break down the issues.

Two days into the race, republican nominee Larry Hogan said he would back a federal law that gives access to abortion procedures. Democratic opponent Angela Alsobrooks claims his stance is not genuine. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore held his final bill signing for the legislative session Thursday in Annapolis, including a law allowing for notifications like Amber Alerts when a person with disabilities is missing and a bill closing a loophole in Noah’s Law, which was named after a Montgomery County police officer who was struck and killed by a drunken dr...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has not made clear if he repaid a friend’s loan to buy an RV, raising questions about potential tax violations.

President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur at the center a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Louisiana to use a congressional map in this year’s election that includes two majority-Black districts.

Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth won the Democratic primary for an open House seat Tuesday, NBC News projects, defeating a former police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and a slew of other candidates.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to hold two campaign debates, on June 27 hosted by CNN and on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC.

At the start of his corruption trial in New York City, a federal jury was alternately introduced to Bob Menendez as a bribe-taking U.S. senator who betrayed his country, and as an American patriot.