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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…

Housing availability and affordability ranked as the overriding concern of residents participating in an initial DC Office of Planning survey conducted as a starting point for the District's forthcoming Comprehensive Plan, dubbed "DC…

The DC Housing Authority yesterday announced plans to modernize and renovate nearly 3,500 affordable housing units at 19 sites across the city, funded largely by $700 million in industrial revenue bonds authorized by the DC Council this…

As members of the DC Council discuss budget proposals at an informal work session today, Chair Phil Mendelson raised the prospect of establishing sanctions in hopes of preventing a repeat of the two-month delay in Mayor Muriel Bowser's…

The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation later this afternoon that would expand the District's juvenile curfew law for the summer, but amendments are likely to scale back several of the provisions initially recommended by…

Mayor Muriel Bowser returned this morning to the former McMillan Sand Filtration Site on North Capitol Street to cut the ribbon on the first of 146 townhomes being built as part of the massive Reservoir District redevelopment project…

The DC Council is slated to vote Tuesday on emergency legislation proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to amend the District's juvenile curfew law for the summer by having it take effect at 11 p.m. nightly, extending its applicability to…

The DC Council yesterday took an initial vote pulling language related to the RFK campus redevelopment deal from key budget legislation while leaving stadium-related spending in the capital budget.

The DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted this morning to approve an extensively revised budget proposal, but only after its chair dropped her controversial plan to eliminate the embattled Office of Neighborhood…

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb this morning announced four new lawsuits against Maryland and Virginia drivers who collectively owe the District more than $340,000 in unpaid fines, penalties and fees for excessive speeding and other…