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The dysfunction that has reigned in the U.S. House of Representatives this week hasn’t been contained within the marble halls of Congress, but rather has made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Wilson Building that houses the D.C.…

The ongoing inability of the House to elect a speaker is complicating the process of implementing legislation already approved by the DC Council.

The players behind a decade-old, $250 million land and building sale — one that would eventually birth the Museum of the Bible — owe potentially millions more in real estate taxes, the D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled, overturning a lower…

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by four people seeking to overturn the existing ban on guns on Metro in D.C., saying that none of the plaintiffs had actually been charged or prosecuted for it and thus had no standing to sue.…

In the midst of the June 2020 racial justice protests that rocked D.C. and many other American cities, Mayor Muriel Bowser got a fateful call: Then-president Donald Trump was considering commandeering the Metropolitan Police Department as…

Sanctuary DMV, one of several local groups welcoming migrants bused to D.C., found its Venmo account locked for nearly a week over the New Year, after receiving an influx of donations.

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton planned to introduce her D.C. Statehood bill to the 118th Congress Tuesday, when the governing body held its first session. Despite its long-shot odds, the move is something of a tradition for the delegate,…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is using the first days of her new term to call out the federal government for its lax return-to-work policies.

There may not be enough judges to handle the strain a new law could put on D.C.’s judicial system.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has vetoed the sweeping overhaul of the District's criminal code approved unanimously in November by the DC Council, urging lawmakers to remove aspects that she says remain contentious despite agreement on the bulk of…

Marshalls plans to close its store in the National Press Building by 14th and F streets NW later this month, adding another big block of empty retail space to downtown D.C.’s commercial real estate marketat a time of already elevated…

Move could be symbolic, as bill passed unanimously and override of veto requires only a two-thirds majority

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that she will veto an overhaul of the city’s century-old criminal code approved by the D.C. Council last November, arguing that the sweeping bill “sends the wrong message” amid an increase of…

Lindsey Appiah had served for nearly a decade in the city’s juvenile offender agency

For 35-year-old Derek Floyd — an artist and mentor who works in D.C. — 2022 brought what he described as a “consistent stream” of loss.

Food delivery service Grubhub will pay $3.5 million to settle allegations by the D.C. Office of the Attorney General the company charged customers hidden fees and used deceptive marketing techniques to increase profits.

The DC Council this morning approved its rules and committee assignments for the coming term without changes sought by Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray, who had objected to his removal as chair of the Health Committee.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) took the oath of office Monday, becoming the second person in history to serve three terms as mayor of the nation’s capital.

Amid a room full of cheering supporters, Muriel Bowser was sworn in as D.C. mayor for a third time — becoming the first mayor to serve a third term since Marion Barry did so.