The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be lit during a ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Maryland’s House speaker has removed a white lawmaker from a leadership position for using a racial slur for black people.

President Donald Trump weighed in on controversy in Virginia over a state lawmaker’s failed bill related to late-term abortion.

Pat Lawson Muse discusses Hunger and Homelessness Week with representatives from local organizations that help address those issues.

Democrats from Virginia’s House of Delegates have nominated Eileen Filler-Corn to be the first female Speaker of the House in state history.

Democrats have flipped enough seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate to win control of both chambers. News4’s Julie Carey reports from Richmond.

The Islamic State group declared a new leader Thursday after it confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi days earlier in a U.S raid in Syria. In its audio release by the ISIS central media arm, al-Furqan Foundation, a new spokesman for ISIS identifies the successor as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — tracing his lineage, like al-Baghdadi, to...

New York City lawmakers moved a step closer to closing Rikers Island, a massive jail complex notorious for violence and dysfunction that is increasingly seen as a relic.

Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. The 68-year-old had represented Maryland’s 7th District in Congress since 1996.

T44’s Alban Zamora has the story of a Salvadoran-American who went to college and changed his life. “It is possible to achieve your dreams,” he said.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offers up public comments at Georgetown University following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the House of Representatives will begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

Two hundred and nineteen House Democrats and one independent — a majority of the chamber’s 435 members — now favor some kind of impeachment action against President Donald Trump, according to an NBC News tally. House Democrats reached the milestone a day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into the president following claims that he might have...

A stunning confrontation at a local fast food drive thru was captured on cellphone video. A Jack in the Box worker in Campbell refused to serve a deaf woman and even mocked her sign language.

Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat. At 52 years old, Hatch does not fit the profile of the traditional Yale freshman. “My experience in academia is somewhat limited, at best,” he said. “But I want to learn, and I...

A Virginia community is giving back to a retired local veteran who nearly gave his life for our country. The Gary Sinise Foundation is building Army Maj. Jeremy Haynes a new house in Clifton, Virginia.

The Gary Sinise Foundation built a brand new house for a local veteran for free after hearing his powerful story. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress’ official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America. Pelosi traveled with a congressional delegation to explore the causes of immigration and possible solutions. The group visited Guatemala and El Salvador, along with migrant detention facilities in McAllen,...

Voters in a southwest Virginia county are expected to get a choice in November about whether the functions of their overcrowded, historic courthouse should be moved to a strip mall.

The13-to-15-year-old boys Babe Ruth All-Star team from Arlington, Virginia, has earned a spot in the national finals. Drew Wilder reports.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday if President Donald Trump wants to belittle her Baltimore hometown as rat-infested, then he should consult with his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whom she calls a “slumlord.”