2020

Following reports that the White House plans to hold an outdoor ceremonial swearing-in event for Amy Coney Barrett on Monday night, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser raised concerns about the safety of attending such gatherings during the pandemic.…

About 190,000 D.C. residents have activated the contact-tracing option on their smartphones since the city joined a new program last week.

Like many around the country, Washingtonians and their suburban neighbors are experiencing sleep-rattled nights as Nov. 3 approaches, with some trying to shut out the din by turning off their televisions and limiting their exposure to…

The former felon wants to celebrate “the American Dream” in an old bank near the White House.

American University said Monday that they will offer more in-person classes and other activities for the spring 2021 semester, along with other changes.

As president of Howard University, I have a unique window into the African-American students within my own institution, fellow historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other centers of higher education across the country.…

The President wants one, but local regulations cap parties at 50 people.

Apartment rents in the D.C. area remain some of the highest in the nation — but they’re slowly coming down as landlords seek to lure tenants.

Food service giant Aramark has laid off 70% of its 1,300-person D.C. workforce since the pandemic began, according to the local chapter of Unite Here Local 23.

For several months, Devin Maier has taught daily fitness classes on the rooftop of a D.C. gym. Until recently, though, he had no idea that a 90-year-old woman was keenly observing — all day, every day.

KING GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — Richard and Lisa Stuart were walking beside the Potomac River when they noticed an odd rock in the riprap on the water's edge.

Pope Francis announced Sunday that Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory will become one of 13 new Cardinals on November 28, making him the first African American to hold the high-ranking post.

ROME — Pope Francis said Sunday he would elevate Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington to cardinal next month, making him the first African American to hold the title.

The school’s director delivered the news to families on Sept. 23. The charter school in Northwest Washington, Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB), still planned to switch to in-person learning in late October.

TGIF. The crowded at-large DC Council race — with its 23 candidates for two seats, one of them left open by the looming departure of David Grosso — continues to provide drama aplenty as well as fodder for policy discussions.

Councilmembers pressed D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee on the system’s plan to bring 21,000 students back to school in November, raising questions about parent, student, and staff safety.

As Election Day approaches, public records show there are already applications for large demonstrations on file with the National Park Service. But one of the largest groups said it is changing tactics and no longer plans to organize with…

A crowded D.C. Council race is again exposing the racial undercurrents of city politics, sparking a battle over who should wield power in a gentrifying place once known as Chocolate City.

With RFK Stadium as the backdrop, more than 160,000 small white flags — each representing a person who has died from COVID-19 — have been planted in the grassy D.C. Armory Parade Ground.