After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen believes his Republican colleagues will not allow President Donald Trump to keep the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control indefinitely. Van Hollen ...

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

Congress rarely uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of federal agency rules. When it does, reporters call the CRA “obscure” and argue Congress is “pushing the bounds of a little-known ...

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare ...

"Act of Congress" doesn't cover what happened after the law's enactment. In large part because of the ongoing, messy aftermath, many students of finance don't see Dodd-Frank as much of a triumph ...

While the congressional stock trading question has played out on Capitol Hill for years, the debate saw some renewed momentum this week. A bill sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has cleared the ...

New law prohibits unsolicited sale of mortgage applicant data by credit bureaus Homebuyers often bombarded by predatory ...

Our Constitution clearly assigns Congress — not the executive branch — the authority to set tariffs. | Opinion ...