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D.C.-area officials responded to President Joe Biden’s pardon Thursday of thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.

Thirty-seven fired D.C. police officers were reinstated between 2015 and 2021 and collectively received millions in back pay, according to a report released Thursday by the city auditor, who raised concerns about how law enforcement…

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a mass pardon of people charged with marijuana possession under both federal and D.C. law, a move that could erase the criminal records of thousands of people across the city and country.

The museum has underdone extensive renovations and upgrades

Dustin Woodward, a 29-year-old trainer at Gold’s Gym in Arlington, said he had just finished his last training session of the morning on Saturday when he walked out to meet his girlfriend, who had IHOP eggs and pancakes waiting in her car.…

A partnership between the District’s public schools and a California-based nonprofit will allow students to shape their own curriculums

Three dozen D.C. officers were reinstated and awarded back pay years after being fired, including some deemed a “threat to safety,” according to a review by the District’s auditor.

The prevailing political wisdom in D.C. is that most of the contests for elected office are settled during the Democratic primary; more than 76% of the city’s voters are registered Democrats, after all.

The Metropolitan Police Department was forced to rehire more than three dozen officers it tried to fire between 2015 and 2021 — and those rehirings led to the District paying those officers $14 million in lost wages, according to a new…

The mayor’s pick to lead the Department of Buildings, one of two agencies to replace DCRA, kicked off a lengthy fight.

A woman who previously worked for a D.C. government program designed to support people returning from incarceration was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges of embezzlement and fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney for D.C.

Rhayda Barnes Thomas was indicted this week for stealing D.C. government funds. Another D.C. government agency hired her while the investigation crawled along.

The DC auditor's latest report delves into a disciplinary process at the Metropolitan Police Department that has resulted in the reinstatement of 36 officers who received $14 million in back pay in recent years.

A former D.C. government employee was arrested this week over allegations that she embezzled money from a city program designed to help formerly-incarcerated residents and others struggling with employment, the Justice Department said…

Geldart is charged with assault and battery after allegedly getting into a fight outside a Ballston gym. He’s currently on leave.

Chris Geldart, D.C.’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice, is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a man in an Arlington, Virginia, parking lot on Saturday.

Chris Geldart, D.C.’s Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, is on leave from his job as the city looks into an incident in which he allegedly assaulted someone in Arlington on Saturday afternoon.

The U.S. Interior Department announced a new policy this week that will require all law enforcement agencies within the department — including the U.S. Park Police — to wear body cameras.

Election Day is just over a month away, and the talk of the town for D.C. political insiders revolves around Kenyan McDuffie's uncertain future.