The U.S. Department of Justice has notified Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson that the state has been identified as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” under a recent executive order from President

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back on the order, saying "there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel authority to a federal official."

The Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to back away from appointing a commissioner to take command of Washington, D.C., police after a federal judge expressed concerns Friday.

Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.

The designation, announced Thursday, places Washington among 13 states that federal officials say have laws or practices that obstruct cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Justice Department accused George Washington University on Tuesday of violating civil rights law by “acting deliberately indifferent” to instances of antisemitism on campus

The Department of Justice found George Washington University to be in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is offering the school the opportunity to resolve the “matter

A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a resolution after the Trump administration agreed to let Washington DC’s police chief remain in charge of her department.