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In a waiting room overlooking a road that cuts through some of the D.C. neighborhoods hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, a grandmother sat in a chair six feet from her granddaughter as they waited for their names to be called.

On Tuesday morning in Columbia Heights, a small crowd gathered — within the guidelines for mass gatherings in the District — for an event that by any measure has to be considered an act of extreme optimism: A groundbreaking.

Last week, the District announced agreements to build two new hospitals to serve residents in areas of the city with less health care access (and, generally, worse health outcomes): one at the St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8, and a new…

Violent crime is down across the board in D.C., yet an annual push to reduce gun violence in targeted neighborhoods is kicking off.

Sidwell Friends School, the elite Washington private school, has been under attack over its decision to keep $5 million in federal bailout money, a move its critics say undermines the program’s ability to help small businesses and low-wage…

Longstanding gay leather bar DC Eagle is closing permanently, the second LGBTQ institution to announce it is shuttering this week.

After the Council excluded undocumented residents from COVID-19 relief, D.C. lawmakers pointed to philanthropic funds that could help them. Weeks later, workers haven't received any of that money.

President Trump this week explained why he thinks the District will never become the 51st state, despite activists’ best efforts: too many Democrats.

There are a lot of reasons that some lawmakers list for not supporting statehood for the District of Columbia—including strict readings of the Constitution and claims that the city is incapable of governing itself, a racist dog whistle.

A push to make it easier for D.C. small businesses to claim coronavirus-related damages under business interruption insurance policies is on hold, after the insurance industry mounted a fierce local lobbying campaign against the change.

As several states across the country impose restrictions or close doors for abortion providers’ doors, clinics in the D.C. region are still finding ways to stay open in the middle of the pandemic.

D.C. joined Seattle and San Francisco in passing legislation that institutes a 15 percent cap on the commission fees third-party delivery services can charge restaurants and bars throughout the duration of the city's public health…

Small businesses have largely struck out when trying to get their insurance companies to pay out claims related to the revenue they’ve lost due to COVID-19. Business owners believe their business interruption insurance should kick in. Some…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed emergency covid-19 legislation that would require landlords to accept rent payment plans and delay foreclosure actions. But lawmakers dropped provisions that would force insurers to pay business…

Landlords in D.C. will now be required to offer payment plans for rent to tenants who are facing financial hardship caused by the pandemic. And foreclosures and new evictions will be put on hold not only during the state of emergency — but…

WASHINGTON — President Trump says Washington, DC, won’t ever be a state because Republicans aren’t “stupid” enough to add guaranteed Democratic seats in Congress.

Today, the DC Council unanimously passed more emergency legislation in response to COVID-19 that adds protections for renters in the city, ensuring the option of payment plans to satisfy rent charged during the public health emergency. The…

Universities are facing mounting pressure from students and parents who say the institutions are not fulfilling promises of robust, in-person instruction, after the coronavirus forced campus closures and moved classes online.

Union Station normally teems with life on weekday mornings. Congressional staffers emerge from the Metro, headed for the Hill. Customers line up at half a dozen coffee shops for their first cup of the day. Amtrak trains and intercity buses…

E-Cigarette maker Juul Labs is shifting its headquarters to D.C. as it aims to influence federal regulations, according to multiple reports.