Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed changes to gun laws have been met with vehement disdain from Eastern Shore legislators.

With hundreds of thousands of visitors expected in D.C. for Inauguration Day, the District is welcoming thousands of members of the National Guard to assist with security and logistics.

While drawing down a decade-long war, the administration is also reasserting its use of drone strikes and "targeted killings." We explore the debates over how the U.S. flexes its power abroad.

Members of the General Assembly are about to consider an effort to tie mental health reform to gun control.

Democrats in the region are praising the president's new gun control proposal, but they know it may be nearly impossible to get it through Congress.

D.C. Fire and EMS is examining its sick leave policy after approximately 90 firefighters called out sick on New Year's Eve. A D.C. man says his father died while waiting for an ambulance early in the morning on New Year's Day.

It's your turn to offer your take on the issues of the day.

Obama is set to unveil proposals from his task force on reducing gun violence today. Among the recommendations is lifting restrictions on federally funded research of gun violence.

The debate continues over whether security guards in Virginia's public schools should carry guns.

Some of the most important experts on gun violence are gathered at a forum in Baltimore.