Links

Congress held a hearing on D.C. statehood on Monday, and the chances of making the District the 51st state have never been greater. Perhaps because the odds are better now than ever before, the…

The National Park Service will limit public access to the Tidal Basin and surrounding area in D.C. to prevent large crowds gathering to take in the region’s annual rite of spring, the cherry…

Although it wasn’t the first time he was the target of racist vitriol during the pandemic, when Yunhan Zhang was attacked in his Dupont store last November, he remembers being shocked.

At least 375 brick-and-mortar businesses in D.C. closed permanently or temporarily during the pandemic, as DCist/WAMU recently reported. But a report published today by the D.C. Policy Center shows a…

Details are emerging for the temporary mixed-use activation planned for the St. Elizabeths campus.

A new report from the D.C. Auditor’s office identified “serious lapses” in the Metropolitan Police Department’s handling and investigation of four high-profile police killings, concluding that the…

The National Park Service may close the Tidal Basin and surrounding streets during the peak cherry blossom bloom period this year, in compliance with public health guidelines to prevent COVID-19…

For more than three decades, Janet Denise Waddell worked as a special police officer at Howard University, keeping students and staff safe.

It’s the time of year when droves of people head to see the soft pink and fuchsia buds of the cherry blossoms open on the Tidal Basin in D.C. But given the risk of COVID-19 spreading among expected…

The case for statehood for the District of Columbia got a boost, ironically, from the disgraced former president.

In the death of Marqueese Alston, most officers involved were interviewed for less than 10 minutes.

An independent review of four deadly incidents involving D.C. police concludes that the department failed to thoroughly examine the circumstances that led to the encounters and evaluate whether…

As the District’s famed cherry blossoms begin to unfold and the brief period of peak bloom inches nearer, officials have adopted a crowd-control strategy similar to the posture of a fed-up parent:…

A new report shows pedestrian fatality rates rose in the first six months of 2020 despite a significant drop in driving amid the coronavirus pandemic.

When D.C. residents awaiting coronavirus vaccinations turn to trackers that show the state-by-state progress of inoculations, they see alarming numbers.

Washington (CNN) — Rep. Jody Hice had an interesting Monday.

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee debated legislation Monday that would make Washington the 51st state.

A hearing in Congress raises many fanciful tests for full constitutional rights.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of the District of Columbia’s quest for statehood believe the time is right to bring this long-simmering and racially charged issue to fruition. But Washington Mayor…

It’s been a year and a half since the last time a House of Representatives committee held a hearing about D.C. statehood, far less time than the decades that passed between the lower chamber’s…