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The George Washington University in D.C. is urging students to prepare for election season as they would for a hurricane or blizzard.

Karon Hylton had been casting about for a direction in life, but that suddenly changed in July with the birth of his daughter, his father said. The tiny newborn could be seen asleep and perched on the 20-year-old’s shoulder in one family…

Student enrollment has dropped markedly this year in school systems across the Washington region, with thousands of children exiting public schools amid the pandemic and officials projecting millions of dollars in potential budget fallout.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’s not sure where he’ll mark election night after District of Columbia officials signaled that a party planned for his luxury hotel in Washington could be in violation of rules…

Around 228,000 flags now flutter in memory of the lives lost to Covid at Washington artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s installation “In America How Could This Happen…” and between now and the end of the project next week, the evolving…

Commercial construction around D.C. slowed substantially this summer, according to new data from the city’s chief financial officer, as the pandemic has managed to blunt the city’s previously torrid development pace.

ANC 7F07, the single member district that includes the D.C. Jail, hasn’t had a commissioner since it was created in 2012

As the city readies itself for the election in a few days, a number of organizers are planning demonstrations in D.C. on and around November 3.

The primary election was a mess, but the voting process has since improved.

Some storefronts are boarding up in preparation

President Donald Trump has reportedly called off his election night plans at the Trump International Hotel in downtown D.C., and instead will likely spend the night at the White House. The decision was first reported by the New York Times,…

An Empire-style townhome, two blocks from the U.S. Supreme Court, occupied by abolitionist Frederick Douglass in the 1870s, is on the market for $4.9 million after a top-to-bottom renovation.

On Oct. 27, when in-person voting started in D.C., we went to the Entertainment and Sports Arena. We met with residents from neighborhoods in wards 7 and 8 to learn about their experiences voting in this year’s election. The Congress…

The achievement gap between young White students and students of color in the District has widened during the pandemic while the number of students reaching early literacy benchmarks declined since schools shut down in March, according to…

There’s no question that voting is critical — but when and how you vote is also important, and D.C.’s Board of Elections is asking residents to hit the polls early.

Events D.C., the city's conventions and sports authority, will provide an additional $9 million for undocumented workers in the hospitality industry who have been excluded from federal stimulus or public relief efforts in response to the…

The Madison Hotel at 15th and M streets NW in downtown D.C. has been sold to an entity affiliated with AllianceBernstein, according to deed records.

Concerned about the possibility of unrest on Election Day, or in the days that follow, business owners in some areas of the District are being advised to sign up for crime alerts and to keep their insurance information handy. Some have…

“They essentially are using these cases as a debt collection mechanism.”

The D.C. Police Union and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen had a heated online exchange Thursday, following a press release from the union about the recent protests at the Fourth District station.