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A new legislative proposal in the DC Council would establish new consumer protections for renters and homebuyers amid increasing complaints about ads using digitally altered or AI-generated photos in misleading ways.

Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign struck a confident tone in reacting to yesterday afternoon's decision by the DC Board of Elections to toss out a $16,000 fine levied by the Office of Campaign Finance just before the June primary in…

Amid lingering concerns about utility costs, the DC Council yesterday granted initial approval to legislation that would automatically enroll eligible residents in discount programs run by Pepco, Washington Gas and DC Water.

The DC Council gave final approval today to a bill to allow business improvement districts and other groups to pay for targeted parking enforcement, but did so only after rejecting an amendment to cut the District's parking fines in half. …

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week submitted legislation to the DC Council that would authorize up to $410 million in bonds to pay for renovations at Nationals Park — now nearly 20 years old — and cover financing costs.

Amid a rise in assaults and homicides related to domestic violence, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto this week introduced legislation that aims to reverse the trend and to support survivors of domestic violence.

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined other DC officials and Spingarn High School alumni today to cut the ribbon on the newly completed DC Infrastructure Academy at the historic but long-shuttered Ward 5 school.

The White House yesterday announced a new initiative to eliminate invasive ticks and mosquitoes from federal lands in DC, vowing to rely on "safe and effective, non-chemical, and technology-enabled methods."

A bipartisan bill to prohibit the demolition of the Kennedy Center without congressional authorization has stalled at least for now, with Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah yesterday blocking its passage via streamlined "unanimous consent"…

The judge in Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr.'s federal bribery trial today declared a mistrial after the jury again proclaimed its inability to reach a unanimous verdict, with members reportedly having "cemented" their views amid…

Midway into their third day of deliberations, jurors in Trayon White Sr.'s federal bribery case reported late this morning that they were deadlocked, but the judge instructed them to continue trying to reach consensus after lunch.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Office of Planning today submitted the RFK Campus Master Plan to the DC Council ahead of a scheduled Sept. 30 public hearing, with her administration pushing for legislators' approval by the end of the year. …

A changing climate — and seasonal complaints from residents of multifamily rental buildings over heat and air conditioning — prompted the DC Council yesterday to give initial approval to legislation revising dates for conversion in the…

Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against the owners of a Ward 8 apartment building, alleging they have repeatedly failed to implement basic security measures such as safeguarding entrances and vacant units.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials today marked the $67 million modernization of Malcolm X Elementary School in Ward 8, with a ribbon-cutting that featured the eldest daughter of the school's namesake.

Mayor Muriel Bowser today identified a handful of key economic development projects that she is pushing the DC Council to advance this fall in the final months of her 12-year tenure as the city's chief executive.

The DC Council returned from summer recess this week, and its first legislative meeting of the fall is scheduled for Tuesday.

Amid concerns that a fading, nearly unreadable plaque at the Lincoln Memorial fails to appropriately honor the site's legacy as the venue for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s landmark "I Have a Dream" speech, newly proposed bipartisan…

A federal court today ruled against a renewed effort to inscribe President Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center's exterior, with the judge reiterating his earlier ruling that doing so in any form would require congressional approval. …

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced $9.3 million in recent settlements with two landlords accused of participating in a price-fixing scheme to keep residential rents artificially high.