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Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new 18-unit building at 1520 North Capitol St. NW that's described as DC's first net-zero all-affordable housing community.

Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon depicting the voluminous amount of snow…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's campaign committee yesterday filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission, solidifying months of speculation that the longtime officeholder wouldn't seek another term and prompting…

Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning declared a state of emergency for DC in preparation for a major winter storm this weekend and extreme cold temperatures well into next week.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials helped kick off construction today on what's billed as the District's largest office-to-residential conversion to date: The Geneva, a project on Connecticut Avenue NW that will include 472…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are marking the recent completion of a $20.9 million middle school addition at Leckie Education Campus in Ward 8.

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the appointment of Doni Crawford as interim at-large councilmember — filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, who departed to run for mayor in the…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development today announced the selection of Rift Valley Chevy Chase LLC to redevelop the Chevy Chase Civic Site in Ward 3.

The Washington Commanders and global design firm HKS this morning released initial conceptual renderings of a new roofed stadium along the Anacostia River to replace the newly demolished RFK Memorial Stadium, where the team played for…

With DC's June 16 primary just over five months away, recently resigned at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie this morning launched his long-anticipated mayoral bid — entering a Democratic primary contest that features Ward 4…

The DC Board of Elections has officially scheduled a special election on June 16 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan appropriations bill.

A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to devote more personnel and resources to…

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint enforcement initiative that began 16…

The DC Council yesterday advanced plans for the creation of a new business improvement district in Ward 8's Congress Heights neighborhood, where extensive development is remaking the St. Elizabeths East campus.

The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to a bill to enable public transit employees to participate in a program that provides DC government workers with down-payment assistance so they can purchase homes in the District.

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he hopes to select an interim pick by the end of the month to fill the at-large vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, which took effect today.

The District's independent chief financial officer this week reported "little to no change" in DC's economic outlook since September, but cited uncertainty around the impact of federal government layoffs as the greatest variable in the…

Days after the GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an interim staff report critical of outgoing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith's leadership and the agency's crime reporting, the panel's…

The Senate voted 53-43 along party lines last night to approve a lengthy slate of President Donald Trump's nominees, including three new DC Superior Court judges.

A federal appeals court panel this morning issued a ruling in support of the legality of President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia, rejecting the reasoning of a lower court that issued a…

The DC Council this afternoon voted down emergency legislation that would have delayed implementation of ranked choice voting until 2027.

In the wake of media reports about a draft U.S. Department of Justice report faulting DC's departing police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department's crime reporting under her leadership, the House Committee on Oversight and…

Metro is looking to boost ridership with improved rail and bus service without any fare increases in the coming year, according to the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget released yesterday Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority…

Regional leaders are echoing objections raised by the National Transportation Safety Board about a provision in the final version of the fiscal year 2026 national defense funding bill that would permit exemptions to restrictions on…

As part of a broad package of 97 presidential nominations, three judicial appointments to the DC Superior Court cleared a key procedural hurdle this afternoon on a party-line 51-47 vote in the Senate.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a $1.5 million settlement with a construction company to resolve allegations of a wage theft scheme.

After two and a half years as chief of DC's Metropolitan Police Department, Pamela Smith is stepping down as of Dec. 31, midway through her four-year term.

The District reached a graduation rate of 78.7% in the 2024-25 school year — the highest mark since 2011, when DC began using the current methodology for calculating graduation rates and a 2.6 percentage point increase from the prior…