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The Republican-controlled U.S. House flexed its power over D.C. on Thursday in voting to block a pair of local bills, with support from dozens of Democrats as well — the curtain-raiser this session in a long history of congressional…

The Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday approved two measures that would overturn a pair of bills passed by the D.C. Council, one that allows non-citizens to vote in local elections starting in 2024 and another that revises…

The workers at more than two dozen local farmers markets run by the nonprofit FRESHFARM have unionized with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400.

A new study from the Urban Institute shows a decline in Black homeownership in wards 7 and 8, home to nearly half of D.C.’s Black residents.

Wards 7 and 8 east of the Anacostia River have long been majority Black communities, but the percentage of Black homeowners is decreasing, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. Meanwhile, researchers found that mortgages…

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…

A moment of silence for a mechanic who died while trying to protect passengers from a gunman at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station preceded the announcement of a collaboration between D.C. police and Metro to increase law enforcement…

D.C. police will soon start patrolling five Metro stations in the District to augment the transit police force that is struggling to protect the region’s vast rail and bus system from rising violent crime, officials announced Wednesday.

Late and no-show buses have caused students to miss class time and have left families frustrated, scrambling and not knowing what to expect one day to the next

Metro will pay D.C. police officers overtime to beef up patrols in five rail stations during rush hours.

Outside the National Mall, it can be nearly impossible to find a public bathroom in D.C. But a new bill could change this reality by increasing the number of public restrooms across the city.

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.

The D.C. Council voted 12-1 on Tuesday in favor of temporarily extending legislation it passed last spring requiring daily hotel room cleaning, a measure that has pitted labor unions against hotel operators already thinly staffed due to…

Case numbers are still down significantly from historic highs

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday to spend $850,000 to design suicide barriers on the William Howard Taft Bridge.

D.C. has dropped from high to moderate among jurisdictions dealing with HIV, according to health experts who gathered on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to release the latest data.

After several years of declining infections, a new report illuminates how the pandemic has impaired the city’s efforts to eliminate HIV/AIDS, and widened the already existing disparities between Black and white patients.

Kevon King is co-owner of the Village Cafe and Lab, located at Union Market in Northeast Washington. The cafe not only serves good food but also buys much of its fresh produce and coffee beans locally. The lab provides space for…