2021

Charlie Brotman, one of the most well-known voices in Washington, has been the announcer at every presidential inauguration parade since 1949 — with one exception: Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration.

Just before noon on Wednesday, as Joe Biden was sworn in as president at the U.S. Capitol, a man leaned out of an apartment window on U Street NW and clanged a cow bell. The sounds of joyous screams pierced the corridor.

The D.C. Department of Health said it will open about 3,000 more coronavirus vaccination appointments to eligible residents in two waves, beginning Thursday for those who live in areas most impacted by the virus, and continuing Friday for…

An armored black limousine idled on the street as it waited to take Joe Biden to church, where he would begin the first day of his presidency with a prayer for America. Across Pennsylvania Avenue, Biden’s twice-impeached predecessor strode…

Some hopeful Washingtonians are already talking about the statehood symbolism.

"I really hope that people who read this understand this was a person who bridged eras in a very remarkable way, who grew up during Jim Crow and then met six presidents."

Road closures and added security measures prevented workers from reaching their clients.

Eugene Goodman has been hailed as a hero ever since he lured rioters away from the Senate chambers during the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill.

I spent Jan. 20, 2009, walking in downtown D.C. dressed as Abraham Lincoln. It was Barack Obama’s first inaugural, and I’d rented a frock coat and stovepipe hat from a costume shop and sprung for my own fake beard and the spirit gum with…

Eugene Goodman, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who faced down a mob of pro-Trump rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol building this month, escorted Vice President Harris at the inauguration.

Five years ago, there were more than 1,450 residential units in the works along (and just east of) the H Street Corridor. Now, most of those units have delivered and the pipeline along the corridor has dwindled to less than a tenth of its…

The combination of security threats and COVID-19 protocols on the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration has led to a shockingly quiet scene in some of the same spots in D.C. where protests erupted over the summer and on…

Cowboy boot-wearing D.C. real estate magnate Douglas Jemal was among those pardoned by President Trump late Tuesday, absolving him of a 2007 conviction for wire fraud.

The District’s COVID-19 vaccine program lead answers questions about how the vaccine rollout is going.

The day is here, and tensions continue to run high in Greater Washington as District and federal officials have done all they can to prepare for an extraordinary Inauguration Day.

Nature is healing: The celebrities are returning to D.C.—for the inauguration, at least.

Ronie Nosner is not only feeding her husband before his shift, but she is also feeding 500 D.C. police officers before they go on patrol during Wednesday’s inauguration.

President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Douglas Jemal late Tuesday, making the D.C. developer one of dozens the president granted clemency to in one of his final acts as president.