2020

Capital Bikeshare, the region’s bicycle sharing system, is closing 20 D.C. stations located within three blocks of the White House.

Protests against racism and police brutality sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer continued for a fourth day in the District on Monday, with law enforcement using a heavy presence and…

Some homeowners along Swann Street in Northwest D.C. opened their homes to protesters who ended up trapped on the street as police converged to enforce the city’s curfew Monday night.

WASHINGTON — Dozens of protesters, who took refuge in homes near Logan Circle to escape arrests after defying D.C.'s curfew, have safely left as curfew lifts at 6 a.m. This comes after the fourth day of demonstrations in D.C. over the…

After D.C. police blocked in a large group of protesters on a Dupont street two hours after curfew set in, a person in the area invited demonstrators inside his home.

Tuesday’s primary election in the District won’t be a usual one because of the coronavirus: The majority of voters have likely voted early or by mail to help prevent the spread of the pandemic.

The protests, some destructive, going on in D.C. following the death of George Floyd feel familiar to people who lived through the 1968 riots after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Misinformation about the extent of the unrest in Washington, D.C., and false claims about widespread communications outages burgeoned Monday on Twitter, making the #DCblackout hashtag into a nationwide trend on the platform.

The head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has responded after President Donald Trump held a Bible and had his photo taken in front of St. John’s Church on Monday after police used tear gas to clear out protesters.

In a massive show of force, federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday evening as President Trump appeared in the Rose Garden to announce the mobilization of…

Hundreds of protesters were swept out of a park near the White House on Monday evening, where they were protesting the killing of George Floyd, as President Trump spoke in the Rose Garden a short distance away. The National Guard set off…

If you’ve lived in D.C. long enough, you’re probably aware of the alphabet soup of police agencies that operate within city limits. From the better-known Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Park Police to the lesser-known Bureau of…

Dozen of people arrested over the weekend when mass protests in the District erupted in mayhem were released from custody Monday after appearing in court on an array of charges, including burglary, destruction of property and violating a…

Food services—which include restaurants and grocery stores—are considered essential and can remain open under DC’s 7 PM curfew, though a large number have closed. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the restriction is intended to make it more…

Demonstrators are still facing pushback from police hours after a city-wide lockdown began and authorities cleared protesters from downtown D.C.

Organizers are asking for supplies like milk, goggles, suitcases, and more.

THE DISTRICT, as in other places across the country, has been the scene of people protesting the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. There is added attention when such scenes play out in the nation’s capital — both…

Ford Fischer, chief multimedia editor for the digital wire service Zenger, has been covering protests in D.C. for more than seven years. He says the clashes between police and protesters over the weekend looked different than any other he…

The image would shock just about anyone: a fire so large that it seems to stretch halfway up the 550-foot-tall Washington Monument, and burning so bright that it dramatically illuminated the landmark.