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Today's congressional oversight hearing on DC with testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb caps a hectic few days — with the House approving four bills to repeal or amend local…

With limited but notable Democratic support, the House yesterday approved two GOP bills that would alter the District's juvenile justice laws — with consideration of two other proposals to overturn local laws and amend the DC Home Rule Act…

The House is expected to vote later this afternoon on two measures described by GOP backers as necessary to protect public safety in the District and decried by local leaders and congressional Democrats as intruding on home rule and…

President Donald Trump is threatening to declare a new national emergency and once again federalize DC's Metropolitan Police Department unless Mayor Muriel Bowser allows officers to fully cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs…

Four of the DC-related bills advanced earlier this week by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are positioned for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week.

At the conclusion of a daylong markup session, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted last night almost exclusively along party lines to advance 13 bills that would amend or repeal several DC criminal justice laws and…

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is in the midst of marking up a series of bills to repeal and alter multiple DC criminal justice laws — with sometimes heated debate falling along party lines, aside from consensus on…

Ahead of tomorrow morning's House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform meeting to mark up 14 DC-related bills, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says she intends to speak on all of them — the bulk of which would repeal or alter local…

In conjunction with President Donald Trump's focus on crime and public safety in DC, the GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has scheduled a meeting Wednesday to consider more than a dozen DC-related bills…

In the wake of Mayor Muriel Bowser's order laying out continued cooperation and coordination with federal law enforcement agencies, GOP leaders in Congress reportedly don't plan to schedule a vote on extending the federalization of DC's…

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed suit today in federal court in an effort to halt the ongoing National Guard deployment in the District, which he characterized as "not only unnecessary and unwanted" but also "dangerous and harmful."…

A day after issuing a mayor's order that outlines an ongoing framework for requesting and using federal resources to enhance public safety in DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser blasted suggestions that in doing so she was "welcoming" a continuation…

A day after President Donald Trump praised Mayor Muriel Bowser and declared that her cooperation with federal officials is boosting her local popularity, a coalition of 100-plus progressive organizations, churches and unions is calling on…

A day after President Donald Trump ordered temporary federal control over the Metropolitan Police Department and deployment of National Guard troops in response to disputed claims of "out-of-control crime" in DC, various local leaders are…

The U.S. Senate voted Saturday evening along party lines to confirm President Donald Trump's nomination of former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

The DC Council voted 9-3 this afternoon in favor of initial approval of a revised deal with the Washington Commanders for mixed-use redevelopment of the RFK Stadium campus — the result of lawmakers' negotiations in recent weeks that…

The DC Council posted text today around noon of the revised RFK campus development legislation proposed by Chair Phil Mendelson, but further revisions are expected ahead of tomorrow's votes on the bill amid ongoing talks with the…

After receiving testimony late into the night from hundreds of public witnesses yesterday, the DC Council's two-day hearing on the RFK campus redevelopment continues today with testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington Commanders…

The DC Council yesterday voted 10-2 to approve legislation underlying the District's fiscal year 2026 budget, but did so only after a series of closely divided votes on multiple amendments to both the Budget Support Act and the Local…

The DC Council is voting today on a flurry of proposed amendments on contentious matters related to the District's fiscal year 2026 budget — including an attempted compromise over the tipped minimum wage being phased out under Initiative…