Paul Schwartzman

MIDDLEBURG, Va. – No one in town has seen the new neighbors perusing the cucumbers at the Safeway, or dining on $98-an-ounce caviar at the restaurant

D.C. lawmakers say they were surprised when the House Oversight chair proposed a bill that would require congressional approval for any D.C. tax initiative.

Until recently, D.C. officials had viewed Rep. James Comer as that rare Republican with whom they could work, an impression validated by the

The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a landmark ruling on employment termination provisions, addressing whether contractual language permitting termination "at any time" or "for any reason" violates the Employment Standards Act. This decision overturns a controversial lower court ruling and provides crucial clarity for employers drafting termination clauses. The court emphasized a practical, contextual approach to interpreting employment contracts rather than isolating specific phrases.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to “immediately admonish” D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. to refrain from making public comments about the jury selection process and his trial.

Lewis George’s self-styled “listening tour,” with events planned in each of D.C.’s eight wards, echoes a familiar variety of political stagecraft.

The colorful array of hand-scrawled Post-it notes formed a hodgepodge of grievances about city life, as requested by D.C.'s all-but-certain next

The investigation appears focused on whether officials are adequately supervising children in and out of school, with scrutiny on attendance and social worker visits.

Federal prosecutors in D.C. have intensified their scrutiny of city agencies that supervise children and teenagers, subpoenaing a trove of documents

The D.C. Council member could be sentenced to years in prison if convicted of accepting bribes from a government contractor.