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It only took a global pandemic to bring two reliably adversarial branches of the D.C. government into agreement. In what will likely be its final in-person legislative meeting for several weeks, the…

Some highway trips in the Washington region are taking half as long as usual, officials say

The best room in the four-dude Bloomingdale group house is also the most isolated — up on the third floor, with pine-tree wall art, big windows and its own bathroom and shower. It belongs to Dutch…

In the chaotic days before and after all public schools in the Washington region shut down for at least two weeks, school systems scrambled to prepare for teaching students from afar.

Dire. Catastrophic. Unprecedented. Daunting. The vocabulary of Washington’s nonprofit arts leaders has taken a depressing turn in the past week, when a global pandemic began upending their local…

The Metropolitan Police Department has discussed reducing arrests, but it has not formally announced any policy changes.

With most of the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s events postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus, officials fear a lack of visitors — and their dollars — will mean less money for the fund…

D.C.’s chief financial officer updated council members on the state of the District’s finances if the coronavirus outbreak continues into the summer.

As the number of Washington-area residents testing positive for the novel coronavirus climbs, hospitals are racing to enact a two-pronged strategy — expand testing capability and free up beds — in…

Demand for cabs is down at least 70% at one of D.C.’s largest taxi cab companies amid concerns and changes of routine related to the coronavirus outbreak.

The DC Council passed the change as part of its Covid-19 emergency response bill

The D.C. Council unanimously passed an emergency bill Tuesday to amplify the city’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, largely by expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance and…

The reductions in hours and frequency are the second in two days

Metro has asked the public to stay off its buses and trains unless "absolutely necessary" and further cutting service following a ridership decline of nearly 70%.

Leaders and tenant advocates across the Washington region are calling on officials to step up protections for renters amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On a typical St. Patrick's Day, The Dubliner Restaurant would be at capacity with 600 people or more waiting in line.

Geoff Dawson, the owner of major D.C. bars including Penn Social and Franklin Hall, says he is preparing to lay off about 90% of his 300 employees.

The D.C. Council unanimously passed an emergency bill Tuesday to amplify the city’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, largely by expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance and…

A major new development could be coming to the eastern edge of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.

The D.C. Council passed a series of measures Tuesday designed to offer some relief to workers and businesses feeling the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.