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The House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2023 DC appropriations bill yesterday without the longtime riders that have limited the District's ability to spend local funds on abortion and on regulating recreational marijuana.

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seeking emergency funding for humanitarian assistance to help migrants arriving in DC from Texas and Arizona.

Days after 10 DC Council members called for local assistance to help migrants as they arrive at Union Station by bus from Texas and Arizona, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that it is federal officials who need to step up with needed resources. …

The District has reported 122 cases of monkeypox since May, a higher per-capita number than any state amid the global outbreak of the rare but potentially serious viral illness, according to an update this morning from Mayor Muriel Bowser…

After prevailing in a key House vote, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling on President Joe Biden to endorse shifting control of the DC National Guard from the president to the mayor.

On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives last night backed the transfer of authority over the DC National Guard from the president to the District's mayor — a change described by backers as a major advancement in…

The DC Council approved legislation yesterday to enable residents with unpaid fines for traffic violations to obtain or renew a driver's license, winning praise from groups that pushed the legislation as an important social justice measure…

The DC Council is slated to kick off its two-month summer recess at the end of the week, but members first have to sort through a busy legislative agenda this afternoon.

As development continues on the St. Elizabeths East campus in Congress Heights, city officials and developers broke ground today on a temporary retail and food center envisioned as an incubator for entrepreneurs, artists and restaurateurs…

Tens of thousands of D.C. children will get help with meals from expanded food assistance programs.

The District's chief financial officer reports an April surprise that brought in unexpectedly high income tax receipts for the city as the major contributor to an estimated $490.6 million in previously unexpected revenue for fiscal year…

As Independence Day draws near, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Police Chief Robert Contee and other officials at a briefing about public safety initiatives for the holiday weekend and beyond.

DC Council members are delving into the city's plans on how to get all DC students up to date on their immunizations.

The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday that would allow DC residents 21 and older to self-certify a need for medical cannabis.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials denounced today's Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, warning that abortion rights in the District could be vulnerable if Republicans gain control of the House and Senate in the…

Audi Field in Southwest DC will host Major League Soccer's All-Star Game next summer, with Mayor Muriel Bowser joining in the late-morning announcement at a celebratory press conference.

Incumbents on DC's ballot yesterday fared well — with just one exception — as Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson, at-large Council member Anita Bonds and Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau all prevailed in the…

With vaccines offering protection against the coronavirus now available to children under 5, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit one of DC's eight COVID-19 Centers this afternoon.

Tuesday's primary is almost here, but roughly 13% of DC's registered voters have already cast their ballots.

Attorney General Karl Racine yesterday filed a civil rights lawsuit against the DC Housing Authority for consistently failing tenants with disabilities, including by forcing hundreds to wait years for safe, accessible accommodations.