WASHINGTON — For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and represented some of them in court.

Trump’s installed top prosecutor in the District of Columbia is investigating the use of an obstruction charge in Jan. 6 cases. The president had faced that charge, too.

The acting U.S. attorney said he wants to "get to the bottom" of why an obstruction charge was used against some of the Capitol riot defendants Trump pardoned.

As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed from the Department of Justice’s website.

Federal judges in the D.C. district court have remained essentially silent while signing off on the hundreds of now-dismissed cases that for years crowded their dockets.

The court previously ruled that federal regulators had rightfully cited a trucking company not located on an extraction site but that is sometimes hired to haul coal.

Three people, including Moberly Middle School teacher Ashley Apel, were killed in a series of crashes on U.S. 63 north of Columbia Thursday afternoon.

A man accused of extorting the 17-year-old son of a State House representative has been arraigned in South Carolina.

The redevelopment of Gateway aligns with the county’s 10-year General Plan, HoCo By Design, which “envisions Gateway transforming into a major hub for employment, entertainment, and innovation,” according to the county’s website, while also providing open space, access to transit and opportunities for housing and jobs.

An order from Trump to temporarily block the disbursement of most federal grants and loans could have a massive impact on health programs.

GLAD Law and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a federal suit on behalf of six transgender service members and two trans people seeking to enlist.

The White House Office of Management and Budget says its program freeze is limited, but states report widespread disruption in online Medicaid portals.