More than 50 Occupy DC protesters tried to make their point at the Washington Ideas Forum Wednesday night, only to be rebuffed by event security. 

Organizers of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration say the movement’s grassroots effort is designed to call attention to the greed and lack of ethics in corporate America. Now, the protests are spreading to cities across the country, including D.C.

With more than 25 percent of homes in their neighborhood foreclosed on in the past couple of years, Prince William County residents are seeking an investigation by state authorities into the practice of 'robo-signing.'

The zero-growth job numbers released Friday have Democrats and Republicans scrambling to spur job growth -- and point the blame.

The credit ratings of Virginia and Maryland could be tied to the congressional panel set up to reduce the deficit.

As the D.C. Council considers a proposal from Council member Tommy Wells to limit corporations and their owners from making multiple campaign donations, campaign finance records show council members continue to rake in cash through the practice.

Maryland will keep its AAA bond rating from the ratings agency Moody's Investors Service, according to an Associated Press report.

A deal to raise the federal government's debt limit by $1 trillion has passed the Senate, by a vote of 74-26. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law later today.