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The Washington Commanders routed the Detroit Lions 45-31 to move on to the NFC Championship game for the first time in 33 years.

Donald Trump has arrived in Washington to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration.

Hundreds gathered to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the 20th annual Peace Rally and Parade in Southeast D.C. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs roughly a year since a few coaching decisions shaped the future of each organization. The Commanders interviewed Dan Quinn for their head coaching vacancy the same day in January 2024 that Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson told them and other teams he...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered U.S. and Virginia flags to fly at full-staff on Monday, in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The primary heating system at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has been out since Friday evening, and the airport is warning travelers to bundle up before they arrive.

Thousands are expected to march and rally in D.C. before before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Protesters are marching and rallying in D.C. before before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

A judge sentenced a Jan. 6 defendant who assaulted a former D.C. police officer during the Capitol riot to prison, but that officer fears the sentence won’t be served. On Jan. 6, 2021, Officer Michael Fanone was assaulted so badly at the U.S. Capitol he suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury. “I think that is the most…

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from parents in suburban Washington who want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters. The justices said Friday they will review an appeals court decision that went against parents in Montgomery County, Maryland. The parents claim the policy violat...

Virginia’s attorney general has dropped a case against a former school district superintendent who was accused of firing a teacher because she spoke out about a student inappropriately touching her. The attorney general’s office said in a statement Thursday that the former teacher wanted to put the matter behind her and recently resolved a la...

Allies of President-elect Donald Trump labeled several Northern Virginia communities as sanctuary jurisdictions, including Fairfax County, where leaders and the immigrant community are preparing for the threat of mass deportation. In 2017 during President Trump’s first months as president, Northern Virginia was the scene of several Immigration and ...

A former CIA analyst has pleaded guilty to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the FBI in November weeks after classified documents appeared on the Telegram messaging app.