DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander

Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5’s Lindsay Watts.

Suspected Capitol rioter arrested after bragging about siege to a match on Bumble dating app

A New York man was arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot after he allegedly bragged about storming the capitol to a match on the Bumble dating app. The messages were screenshotted and sent to authorities.

Johnson & Johnson vaccine: CDC lifts suspension amid blood clot concerns

Advisers to the CDC said Friday that it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland establishes climate change task force, revokes several Trump-era orders

U.S. Dept. of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland established a task force this week to prioritize action on climate change. Her order also revoked several Trump-era orders that she said did not align with the department’s mission.

National World War I Memorial unveiled in nation’s capital

Friday marks the official opening of the newly constructed National World War I Memorial site in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Blinken arrives in Afghanistan to sell Biden's troop withdrawal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country.

House committee votes to advance bill on slavery reparations

A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.

‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden to pull remaining troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden is speaking Wednesday afternoon on his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. An excerpt released shows he plans to say the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later.

No. 2 House Republican says GOP would act against Gaetz

House Republicans would "take action" on Rep. Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally moves ahead against him, the chamber’s No. 2 GOP leader said Wednesday.

Former Trump HUD official sanctioned over Hatch Act violations, barred from office for 4 years

Authorities say a former federal official has admitted she abused her authority in a publicity stunt that tricked New York City public housing residents into sounding supportive of former President Donald Trump.

Man charged after video shows drivers doing donuts on Capital Beltway

Maryland State Police have confirmed at least one driver has received six traffic citations and fines totaling $1,800 after video showed drivers allegedly stopping traffic, driving recklessly and doing donuts, or burnouts, on the Capital Beltway on Sunday.

U.S. Capitol Police officer, suspect dead after car rams into barricade

The U.S. Capitol campus was locked down Friday afternoon after a car rammed into a barricade, killing one U.S. Capitol Police officer and injuring another.

Pelosi: Rep. Gaetz should be removed from House Judiciary Committee if alleged sex trafficking claims are true

Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee if the claims are true, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting Thursday

Joe Biden will convene his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday, a presidential rite of passage that will be used to promote his new infrastructure plan. The gathering will look very different from those held by his predecessor.

Reversing Trump policies, Pentagon to release new rules for transgender troops

The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition, defense officials told The Associated Press.

G. Gordon Liddy, mastermind of Watergate burglary, dead at 90

G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90.

Teen girls, 13 and 15, charged in deadly botched carjacking, taser attack near Nats Park

Authorities say they have arrested and charged two teen girls in a deadly attempted carjacking and taser attack that happened Tuesday afternoon near Nationals Park in Southeast D.C.