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D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced that three related real estate companies and its executives will pay a “landmark” $10 million fine for illegally discriminating against…

Children’s National Hospital is among local pediatric hospitals operating at or near capacity due to viral respiratory infections. A spokesperson tells DCist/WAMU that the volume at the hospital is…

“Mountains” of evidence pointed to discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders, but AG Karl Racine is only beginning in the battle for equitable housing in the District.

Negotiations over a new contract between the Washington Teachers’ Union and the city are headed to arbitration.

Three real estate firms and some of their executives are required to pay penalties for turning away or imposing illegal requirements on renters with housing vouchers or other housing assistance

On Nov. 8, D.C. residents will go to the polls to elect two people to hold at-large seats on the D.C. Council representing the entire city rather than just one ward — and many residents are already…

Bonds claims she’s crafted a version of the legislation that can pass right away. Cheh sees an election season ploy.

Children’s hospitals in the D.C. area have been full for weeks, with patients stacking up in emergency departments as a surge in respiratory illnesses exacerbates the strain of staff shortages and a…

Metro could open the long-delayed Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport in time for Thanksgiving travel, but transit executives say there aren’t enough trains. Rail cars have become…

Hiring police officers right now is hard. But D.C. police say the revival of the MPD Cadet Corps program has proven extremely popular, and is providing a new source of recruits who can help fill the…

A D.C. Council committee is expected to vote on the first overhaul of the District’s criminal code in more than a century by the end of the month. There’s broad agreement that it’s necessary, but…

It’s been a bitter yearslong fight over insurance coverage for a third of D.C. residents.

The Navy hopes to build a massive new museum along M Street SE to replace a smaller one inside the gates of the Washington Navy Yard as part of a land swap that would set the stage for a larger…

Back in the good old days (pre-2017), D.C. recycling brochures said it was just fine to put plastic bags in curbside recycling bins. The problem was, many of those bags weren’t really getting…

CareFirst and other insurers waged a behind-the-scenes battle over city procurement rules that burst into public view.

Few were satisfied with the overall process, but on Tuesday D.C. lawmakers approved large contracts for three companies to offer health insurance to hundreds of thousands of low-income residents.…

The D.C. Council has unanimously passed emergency legislation to reform the city's troubled Housing Authority.

Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George and several other members of the D.C. Council are taking action to make sure maintenance issues are resolved before a repair order is closed.

The apartment is a time capsule. In the fridge, still plugged in and running, sits a mostly empty package of Oscar Mayer deli meat dated May 2019. The freezer holds a 16-pound turkey — best if used…

One D.C. police officer was fired after he was found guilty of exposing his genitals to women in a grocery store parking lot. Another was terminated after her guilty plea in a case involving child…