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The Metropolitan Police Department drew high marks in key areas in a new assessment released today and conducted by the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law at the request of the Office of the DC Auditor.

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve an amended version of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act circulated yesterday by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

A new helicopter and the debut of a drone program will bolster the District's crime-fighting efforts via more "eyes in the sky," Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith proclaimed this morning.

British journalist Robert Winnett, the embattled pick for The Washington Post's new editor, won't be heading to DC after all.

It's a project that's been in the works for well over two decades with multiple groundbreaking ceremonies since 2014 to mark various milestones, but this morning's event kicked off what the development team and DC officials call the final…

Amid ongoing concerns that a vacancy crisis is impeding the work of the DC Superior Court, the U.S. Senate voted 52-42 this afternoon to confirm President Joe Biden's nomination of Katherine Oler as an associate judge — the third such…

Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the grand opening this morning of a new mixed-use development in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood with 449 new housing units — a project that helps bring the District within what's likely to be a few…

The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the bill that governs federal appropriations for the District of Columbia, attaching a range of policy riders — including the long-standing provision that prohibits local…

The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to give final approval to a $21 billion fiscal year 2025 budget with just a few changes from the version proposed by Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

Ahead of today's DC Council deliberations and final vote on the fiscal year 2025 budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser is praising recent revisions that address several areas of earlier concern — while reiterating her objections to the council's…

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released a revised fiscal year 2025 budget proposal for consideration tomorrow, with funding for 100 additional housing vouchers and a variety of tweaks aimed at addressing concerns raised by…

The DC Council will take its second vote on the District's fiscal year 2025 budget on Wednesday, and Chair Phil Mendelson said today he'll release an updated version tomorrow by noon.

"Who had the worst week in Washington?" is a refrain sure to be familiar to many longtime readers of The Washington Post and its now-shuttered Outlook section. This week, an internal WaPo candidate might be in the running for the title.

The District needs to do more to protect residents from dangerous drivers, habitual offenders and hazardous intersections, according to a new audit examining implementation of the District's Vision Zero initiative.

Tuesday's Democratic primary in DC brought victories for all the incumbents on the ballot — and an apparent victory for the Ward 7 candidate endorsed by the incumbent, who opted not to seek reelection.

DC's primary election is today, with 75 voting centers across the city open to eligible voters and same-day registrants until 8 p.m.

The Washington Post last night announced the immediate departure of Sally Buzbee, its executive editor for the past three years, and the appointment of a replacement to serve through the November election.

A reported near collision at Reagan Washington National Airport this week prompted regional leaders to reiterate criticism of the planned addition of five new round-trip flights — approved over their objections earlier this month by the…

The DC Council yesterday voted 11-1 to give initial approval to the District's fiscal year 2025 budget as proposed by Council Chair Phil Mendelson, aside from modest tweaks to the distribution of funds to schools within the Jackson-Reed…

The DC Council's budget deliberations are underway, with legislators posing a series of questions — and a few concerns — about aspects of Chair Phil Mendelson's fiscal year 2025 financial plan unveiled yesterday.

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson released his fiscal year 2025 budget proposal late this morning in advance of tomorrow's scheduled consideration, saying his revisions are targeted to education, social justice and affordable housing.

In advance of the unofficial start of summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick off the outdoor pool season this afternoon as the Anacostia Pool hosts the Department of Parks and Recreation's annual "Jump in, DC" celebration.

Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is pushing to include funding for the Jelleff Community Center Boys & Girls Club to operate in temporary quarters during upcoming reconstruction of the city-owned facility in Georgetown.

The District's park system drew top honors for a fourth consecutive year in the Trust for Public Land's annual ranking of the nation's 100 largest cities, unveiled this morning.

The DC Council on Friday evening released a redacted version of the recently completed review of the internal investigation that upheld complaints from two employees about sexual harassment by the former deputy mayor for planning and…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and four members of the DC Council are headed to Las Vegas this weekend as part of the DC government's delegation to the commercial real estate industry's largest gathering each year — ICSC Las Vegas, hosted by the…

With support from 18 Democrats, the GOP-led House of Representatives approved legislation yesterday to exert congressional control over criminal sentencing in the District by barring the DC Council from acting to increase or decrease…

With the GOP-led House of Representatives poised to vote this afternoon on legislation that would remove the DC Council's authority to change criminal penalties, the White House has released a statement opposing the bill and saying its…

With the results of an independent investigation into complaints of sexual harassment by a former chief aide to Mayor Muriel Bowser still under review by the DC Council's attorneys prior to the public release of a redacted version, a leak…