The Interior Department created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. It became known as “the department of everything else” for its enormous portfolio of ...

When Congress created the Interior Department, the young United States was in the process of nearly doubling its size after the U.S.-Mexican War. Gold had just been discovered in California ...

The Interior secretary oversees many types of activities on and beneath lands that represent about 21% of the total surface area of the United States. [Image: U.S. Department of the Interior] ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The U.S. Department of the Interior oversaw the clearing of 34 homeless encampments in D.C. over a span of two months, the department confirmed and shared some ...

Banner v. United States, 303 F. Supp. 2d 1, 19 (D.D.C. 2004), cited in Lee A. Casey, "The Constitution and the District of Columbia," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 1404, March 22, 2007, at www ...

Red flag laws: How they work and which states enforce them 02:09. Washington — The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer ...