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DC Health's latest metrics show the District now has a medium COVID-19 community level, meaning a moderate impact on the health care system and moderate levels of disease severity.

The DC Council finished up its flurry of budget oversight hearings last week, meaning legislators will soon decide whether to alter the mayor's proposals in order to address issues raised by advocates and other witnesses.

Mask requirements are in effect once again at American and George Washington universities as of this morning.

Nurses at Howard University Hospital are on a 24-hour strike over low wages and staffing constraints.

On the heels of news that Mayor Muriel Bowser as well as several prominent federal officials have tested positive for COVID-19, DC Health says that the District is experiencing a "small uptick" in cases but continues to have a low…

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this morning that she tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing allergy symptoms in recent days. She'll be working from home for the time being.

The DC Council voted down legislation yesterday that would have broadened access to medical marijuana while also establishing new civil penalties against "gifting" shops that offer free cannabis with other items.

The DC Council is slated to vote this afternoon on emergency legislation that, if approved, would broaden access to medical marijuana by enabling anyone over 21 to self-certify their medical need.

Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to call for the DC Council to approve her proposed $30 million funding increase for the Metropolitan Police Department, with a late-morning event today at Dunbar High School to highlight the police cadet…

Amid the economic fallout from business closures at the onset of the pandemic, record levels of unemployment claims overwhelmed the DC Department of Employment Services, fueling complaints about long waits on the phone and conflicting…

A proposed spending increase for the Metropolitan Police Department — an aspect of Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget submission that she frequently highlights at public appearances — is likely to draw particular focus as the DC Council crafts…

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Swann Street protesters over their treatment by DC police in the summer of 2020, but the attorney who brought the case is vowing to appeal.

Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie is facing a challenge regarding his eligibility to run for attorney general.

Mayor Muriel Bowser held a midday press briefing today in the shadow of the shuttered RFK Memorial Stadium as she highlighted proposed development and investments in the vicinity and once again called for transferring ownership of the full…

With the submission deadline for nominating petitions having passed, the DC Board of Elections today released an updated — but not yet final — list of candidates in the June 21 primaries.

A new task force will look to maximize the District's ability to obtain federal funds for "transformative, equitable and sustainable" projects through President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law.

Two expenditures by the DC government made it into an Associated Press review of questionable uses of COVID-19 relief funds across the country.

A former candidate for Ward 8's seat on the DC Council — once a spokesperson for the late Marion Barry — is making another bid for elected office. This time, however, it's in Maryland as the running made for one of the 10 Democrats seeking…

The convoy of truckers and supporters has become a common sight on the interstates that run through DC, but participants have also been visible at times elsewhere in the city, including on Constitution Avenue and at Black Lives Matter…

The budget process is getting underway in earnest with this afternoon's DC Council briefing, which kicked off with opening statements from legislators citing issues they'll focus on in the upcoming slate of oversight hearings.