News & Updates
CONSUMER ALERT: Pepco Scam
District residents should be on the lookout for scammers making telephone calls claiming to be with Pepco.
Holiday Shopping Tips: 8 Ways to Avoid Being Scammed this Season
Holiday shopping is in full swing and Americans are expected to spend an eye-popping 720 billion dollars this season.
Working to Stop Harmful and Annoying Robocalls
5.1 billion robocalls were made nationwide in November 2018. That’s up from the 2.7 billion in November 2017.
CONSUMER ALERT: Identity Theft Protection Following Marriott Data Breach
Earlier today, Marriott announced a data breach affecting approximately 500 million hotel guests who made reservations at hotels owned by Starwood around the world.
HEADS UP: Child Support Services Office Opens at 1:00pm on Dec. 6
OAG’s Child Support Services Division (CSSD) will be closed on Thursday morning, December 6 and will resume normal operations at 1:00pm.
Emoluments Lawsuit Update: Making History and What’s Next
As part of AG Racine’s work to protect public integrity, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) scored another major win this month when a federal court denied President Trump’s effort to block the emoluments lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Working to Reunite Detained Migrant Children with Family and Loved Ones
Today, AG Racine and several states called on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services to stop this harmful and unnecessary policy.
Fighting for Renewable Energy that Curbs Climate Change
In the last 90 years, nuisance flooding along the Potomac and Anacostia riverfronts has increased 300 percent because of sea level rise, due in part to global warming.
Protecting Detained Immigrant Children
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration put forth a policy of separating families crossing the nation’s southern border.
Demanding that Betsy DeVos Grant Relief to Thousands of Eligible Student Borrowers
This week, Attorney General Racine and a coalition of 20 states called on U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Betsy DeVos to help student borrowers who attended schools that abruptly closed have their loans discharged.