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Only three years ago, D.C. statehood advocates celebrated when the House voted to grant the city congressional representation, a historic show of support that was repeated the following year when lawmakers approved the measure.

Ernest Chrappah, the acting director of the city’s new Department of Buildings, wrote to the agency’s staff Friday that he plans to leave his post at an unspecified future date, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The Washington…

D.C. public health officials plan to close the city’s eight covid centers on March 31 because of a drop in new infections and the widespread availability of vaccines and home testing kits, according to a D.C. Health statement released…

Meyer’s frustration with the laggard pace of change and slight government attention to a boiling kettle of Black discontent spilled out

D.C. is closing up all of its COVID centers by the end of the month

Congress’ expected vote next week to overturn District of Columbia laws dealing with criminal justice and voting has created a political tempest in the nation’s capital — and reflects a contentious political dynamic that is playing out…

Four D.C. lawmakers are pushing to reverse the council’s decision made over the last two years to gradually pull police officers out of the city’s public schools, rekindling a simmering debate that has only intensified with the spike in…

President Biden announced Thursday that he will not stand in the way of a congressional effort to nullify D.C.’s new criminal code, paving the way for Congress to block a D.C. law — for the first time since 1991 — from taking effect.…

Several District of Columbia elected officials reacted quickly and critically to President Joe Biden after he said he would sign a Republican-led resolution that would block D.C.’s revision of criminal sentencing laws from taking effect.

With the potential sale of the Washington Commanders in a state of uncertainty, the team’s stadium search appears similarly stuck in limbo. But whenever the stadium discussion resumes, a three-jurisdiction race may become a real…

Whistleblowers, joined by D.C. officials, alleged Saylor lived lavishly in the city while dodging taxes

D.C.’s Department of Transportation is inching toward the reconstruction of the H Street Bridge, a critical infrastructure project that would pave the way for a planned $10 billion upgrade and expansion of neighboring Union Station and the…

Four D.C. lawmakers are backing a proposal that would keep police officers in schools, reversing a measure that sought to remove law enforcement from campuses by 2025.

In a move that represents a significant setback to D.C.’s ability to govern itself, President Joe Biden said Thursday that he won’t veto a Republican-sponsored measure making its way through Congress to block the sweeping D.C. bill that…

The number of riders on the system remains at about half of pre-pandemic ridership because of widespread telework

President Biden said Thursday he would sign a GOP-led resolution to block changes to Washington, D.C.'s local criminal code that reduce maximum penalties for some violent crimes.

President Joe Biden said Thursday he is willing to sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that would overhaul how the nation’s capital prosecutes and punishes crime.

President Biden said Thursday that he will sign a GOP-led resolution to block D.C.’s major revision of criminal sentencing laws in the nation’s capital should that measure pass Congress, a remarkable moment for a city that has gone full…

Officials say a company with ties to Mayor Bowser’s Green Team didn’t perform work it agreed to and is no longer working on the contract.

The District’s plan for free Metrobus service has been set back due to the city’s worsening financial outlook.