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Local members of Congress have reintroduced a bill to give D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser control over the D.C. National Guard, arguing that the federal government’s control of the troops inhibited their response to the Jan. 6 riot at the…

It may sound counterintuitive, considering pandemic-related shutdowns, but a group of 12 friends this week opened an artsy marketplace, taking advantage of a bargain deal on a formerly empty commercial space in the District. They call it…

Metro leaders began to chart a post-pandemic path Thursday, saying more employees soon will be eligible for vaccinations as the transit agency approaches its recovery phase amid the pandemic.

Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s cabinet announcements today included a new gig for Chris Geldart, who most recently led the Department of Public Works. Now, Bowser has tapped the long time government official and former Marine to be deputy mayor for…

The acting Capitol Police chief has proposed erecting permanent fencing around the U.S. Capitol, a dramatic step that drew immediate condemnation from D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, city officials and some members of Congress

Washington Teachers’ Union and D.C. Public Schools representatives spent Thursday in front of a mediator weighing charges that the city breached its agreement with the union over how to reopen schools.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris can’t beat the work commute. She’s living temporarily at Blair House, the president’s official guest residence on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the White House, while some repair work is…

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The acting Capitol Police chief said permanent fencing must be placed around the U.S. Capitol to fortify the building after a series of security failures led to the deadly pro-Trump insurrection there earlier this month.

The chair of Metro’s Riders’ Advisory Council was not reappointed by Metro’s board after their two-year term was up. Andrew Kierig says it’s because they were too critical of Metro.

APPEARING BEFORE House lawmakers, the acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police ticked off the factors that allowed a mob to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. A lack of manpower. Insufficient supply of “less-lethal” weapons. Confused and garbled…

The District has reduced but not fully corrected a disparity in vaccine distribution between more affluent neighborhoods and those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s top health official said Thursday.

Marty Baron will retire in about a month. Here's the outside dope on who might take over.

D.C. health officials will release racial demographic information of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine, as criticism grows that poor and predominantly Black neighborhoods hard-hit by the pandemic are facing hurdles to getting…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has hired the city’s first director of gun violence prevention, one of numerous personnel changes announced Thursday amid a surge in fatal shootings and calls from the D.C. Council to reimagine the way the…

Amid concerns over COVID-19 vaccination equity in Virginia and Maryland, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said Thursday that District officials are “absolutely focused” on equity.

The District’s effort to bring a new hospital to Southeast Washington has moved into the design and construction planning phases, with the city awarding a multimillion-dollar architecture and engineering contract.

With a new president in the White House and one party in control of Congress, the D.C. region’s largely Democratic leaders are asking for more: more vaccines, more money and more help.

Metro is getting $600,000 from the Federal Transit Agency to test and evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced air filtration and purification technologies on its subway cars. The goal is to make trains safer during the pandemic and restore…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Linda Harllee Harper as the city’s first gun violence prevention director during a news conference Thursday.