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There's a new DC Council bill at risk of congressional disapproval initiated by House Republicans.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to block the District's Revised Criminal Code Act, with just 14 votes against the resolution of disapproval and 81 votes in favor. One senator — Democrat Raphael Warnock of Georgia — voted…

Ahead of the Senate's scheduled vote this afternoon to block the District's Revised Criminal Code Act, advocates of DC home rule and statehood rallied and marched on Capitol Hill to speak out against congressional interference under…

The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to legislation long sought by a coalition of street vendors to make it easier for them to operate in the District.

The limits of DC's home rule were on full display yesterday as President Joe Biden expressed his intent to sign the GOP-initiated disapproval of DC's Revised Criminal Code Act while at the same time reiterating his support for DC…

The latest revenue forecast from the District's chief financial officer, released this week, presents a dire outlook for the downtown office market.

The latest revenue estimates from the District's chief financial officer point to a challenging budget season, with projected revenue for fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026 lowered by a cumulative $464 million from previous reports. That's…

West Virginia's Joe Manchin is the first Democratic senator to express public support for the GOP-led effort to overturn the DC Council's Revised Criminal Code Act.

Mayor Muriel Bowser, Attorney General Brian Schwalb and all 13 members of the DC Council sent letters yesterday to Senate leaders opposing the pending resolutions of disapproval that would derail two recently enacted laws.

With Black History Month in its final week, Mayor Muriel Bowser today attended the official unveiling and launch of the Anacostia Arts and Culture District in Ward 8.

A new DC Council bill being introduced by Ward 7's Vincent Gray aims to increase the number of Metropolitan Police Department officers by boosting retention.

On this Presidents Day, the National Park Service announced that a long-planned construction project at the Lincoln Memorial will kick off next month. Once it's completed in 2026, the new immersive museum will provide public access to the…

The Wilson Aquatic Center remains closed for emergency repairs days after DC Health inspectors found multiple regulatory violations, and officials haven't provided a timetable for when the popular indoor pool in Ward 3's Tenleytown…

The Tennessee senator who is leading efforts to block the Revised Criminal Code Act enacted by the DC Council says he now has the support of all 48 of his fellow Republicans in the Senate — setting up a scenario where just two Democrats…

McPherson Square was largely clear of tents early this afternoon as the National Park Service completes the removal of a homeless encampment on the federal parkland that had grown in recent months as federal and local officials closed…

With the National Park Service slated to clear the McPherson Square homeless encampment tomorrow, the chair of the DC Council's Housing Committee and four other council members are urging the federal government to delay its plans.

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend this morning to celebrate the opening of The Ethel, an apartment building in Hill East that will house people formerly experiencing homelessness.

With about 100 beds in the city's homeless shelters available but unused each night, the DC Department of Human Services says there's no danger of maxing out the system's capacity, but advocates are predicting that the District may indeed…

The GOP-led House of Representatives voted late this morning to disapprove two laws enacted late last year by the DC Council, drawing support from several dozen Democrats who sided against calls from their party's whip to object to the…

The DC Council yesterday unanimously approved a long-awaited new contract for DC Public Schools teachers, but members called for a quicker resolution the next time around.