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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…

The revised RFK stadium deal outlined yesterday by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson is drawing pushback from several legislators, who say they're looking for further modifications before they'd be willing to vote next Friday in favor of…

The DC Council will vote next Friday on a deal with the Washington Commanders for redevelopment of the expansive RFK stadium campus, with revised terms that Council Chair Phil Mendelson estimated will save DC taxpayers between $779 million…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials broke ground this morning on a $27.5 million project to construct a new Fort Davis Community Center and install upgrades to the adjacent 4.6-acre park.

A House subcommittee yesterday voted 9-6 on a party-line vote to advance an appropriations bill that includes an array of DC-related riders described by Republicans as legitimate "constitutional oversight" of the District but decried by…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government is slated to vote later today on a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that contains a long list of restrictions on DC's authority, including a ban on the use of…

"There's no need for interference," DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today in response to yesterday's letter from the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee urging a vote within the next few weeks on the RFK…

The GOP chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is pushing for the DC Council to vote before its planned August recess on the deal to redevelop the RFK stadium campus.

With a spread of less than 500 votes between first and last place, Trayon White Sr. is the projected winner of the Ward 8 special election to fill the vacancy that arose when the DC Council expelled him for ethics violations related to his…

The DC Council had a busy day yesterday with consideration of the fiscal year 2026 budget, but the agenda wasn't quite as heavy as expected after a last-minute decision to postpone its initial vote on a package of housing reforms to DC's…

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon at its Committee of the Whole meeting to approve the fiscal year 2026 budget package released yesterday by Chair Phil Mendelson, with only a few changes.

Early voting is underway in the Ward 8 special election to fill the DC Council seat left vacant when the DC Council expelled Trayon White Sr. for ethics violations related his pending federal bribery charges.

The DC Council's Housing Committee voted this morning to advance legislation that includes changes to the DC's eviction laws and the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, but the already contentious debate is only beginning.

With the DC Council scheduled to take an initial vote on the fiscal year 2026 budget next Monday, Chair Phil Mendelson hinted at an administrative meeting this morning that it's unlikely he'll be able to identify available funds to restore…