Elections

Council member and mayoral candidate Robert White yesterday said that if elected to lead the District, he would go on a massive hiring spree to counter crime, investing $1.5 billion in new climate-related jobs.

Ward 5 Council Member Kenyan McDuffie filed an appeal Friday to overturn the board of elections ruling that found him ineligible to run for D.C. attorney general.

D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) has formally appealed a ruling from the D.C. Board of Elections that declared him ineligible to run for attorney general, mounting what is likely his last-ditch attempt to stay in the race.

D.C. mayoral candidate Robert C. White Jr. announced a major new platform for his campaign on Thursday: promising every District resident a job.

D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) plans to file an appeal Thursday of a D.C. Board of Elections ruling that disqualified him from running for the city’s next attorney general.

Conventional wisdom holds to expect the unexpected in D.C. politics.

Fresh off a successful ballot challenge to Kenyan McDuffie, the attorney is placing a six-figure ad buy.

With the D.C. mayoral primary just nine weeks away, local labor unions have begun weighing in and the more well-known ones are split.

D.C.’s Board of Elections dealt a significant blow to Ward 5 Council Member Kenyan McDuffie’s bid for attorney general on Monday, ruling that he isn’t qualified to run for the seat.

The ruling could prevent the current Ward 5 councilmember from appearing on the ballot. He will appeal the decision in the D.C. Court of Appeals.

The D.C. Board of Elections dramatically shook up the race for D.C. attorney general on Monday, ruling that frontrunner Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) does not meet the qualifications to run for and hold the office.

The D.C. Board of Elections ruled on Monday that councilmember Kenyan McDuffie does not qualify for the attorney general position, a stunning blow to a leading contender who had raised more money than his challengers.

The D.C. Board of Elections ruled Monday that attorney general candidate Kenyan R. McDuffie is not qualified to run for the position, after one of his opponents, Bruce V. Spiva, filed a challenge asserting that McDuffie does not meet the…

A preliminary review found that Ward 8 Council member Trayon White narrowly turned in enough signatures last month to make the mayoral race ballot despite deeming half of the signatures his campaign collected invalid, according to a memo…

Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White’s mayoral campaign said Friday that he’d survived a challenge to his candidacy filed by opponent — and increasingly bitter rival — At-Large Councilmember Robert White.

Losing out on matching funds could be a major problem for White as he seeks to keep pace with his rivals.

Labor group has clashed with incumbent Muriel E. Bowser during the pandemic

The nine-person contest to replace Councilmember Mary Cheh is starting to take shape after a chaotic start.

District Council 20 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees recently announced its endorsement of Robert White to be the next mayor of D.C.

When Wendy Hamilton stops passersby at D.C.’s farmers markets and tells them she is running for Congress, she hears one response a lot: “You’re running for Eleanor’s seat?”