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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…

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…

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.

There's a proposal to build 22 new apartment units in the Palisades, a D.C. neighborhood not known for much development.

Walmart, we knew your bad habits all along: killing off mom-and-pop stores; treating workers poorly; getting us hooked on being able to buy a toilet seat, party balloons and bananas all in one stop. …

D.C. Council members said the chief financial officer is removing funding from the program after previously certifying funding. They said they plan to challenge his ruling.

A cursory look around D.C.’s downtown corridor illustrates just how hard it was battered by the pandemic: Its sidewalks are frequently barren, the high-rise office buildings lining the streets remain…

When D.C. Council chair Phil Mendelson and Ward 6 council member Charles Allen proposed free Metrobus service throughout the city last year, it wasn’t exactly embraced by Mayor Muriel Bowser.

The cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter.

The much-anticipated 11th Street Bridge Park project has run into headwinds.

If you ask someone how to count to 30, you’d think the answer would be simple. Not so in Washington, apparently.

The District's long-term financial projections are sour as years of remote-work, half-empty office buildings and a pessimistic economic outlook take their toll on the commercial real estate market.

The National Park Service predicted Wednesday that D.C.’s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom between March 22 through 25.

D.C. officials have been saying for months that the increased number of workers not coming into their offices would have implications for the city’s coffers, but only now is it becoming clear how big…

D.C.’s declining revenue projections for the coming years have put an upcoming popular program in jeopardy.

On a breezy, bright Saturday afternoon in mid-February, the tenants of 1355 Peabody St. NW rallied in front of their apartment building to lobby for better living conditions. Their landlord, Khan…

It has been another busy week on the collision course between Congress and hometown D.C., with House Republicans now plotting to meddle with the city’s elections and Democratic wildcard Sen. Joe…

Metro says it is planning to re-press all 5,984 wheels on its 7000-series trains, a process that will take an estimated three years and cost about $55 million.