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D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill in the House to provide $50 million in emergency aid for thousands of migrants being bused into the District from Texas and Arizona.

Head to Kingman Island today, and you might be able to catch a rare glimpse of a certain graceful, long-necked bird with a slate blue, white, and copper feathers, dipping its long bill in the water.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced an emergency appropriations bill that would provide $50 million in additional assistance to the migrants being bused from Texas and Arizona to the District.

Diane Huff-Lyons is pretty sure her late mother, Lillian, would be pleased to know that the new library building in the District’s Riggs Park neighborhood was renamed in her honor. But something else would have been even more important to…

NoMa’s Hampton Inn – a hotel D.C. uses for COVID-19 isolation and temporary quarantine for unhoused Washingtonians – has effectively become a family shelter for asylum seekers sent to D.C. by red state governors, according to multiple…

For the second time this summer, D.C.’s Audi Field has been picked to host a significant soccer match — this time, it’s this year’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship game.

As lawmakers debate the permanent expansion of mail-in voting, Southeast activists describe its impact in June.

D.C. drivers are disregarding school zone speed limits and in particular, driving faster in lower-income communities, a traffic safety report found.

Pentagon officials once again turned down Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for the DC National Guard to assist in providing humanitarian help to migrants arriving in DC on charter buses sent from Texas and Arizona.

The former councilmember vows to appeal the ruling.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.

As Arizona and Texas continue to bus migrants into D.C., the Defense Department has again rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for “logistical support” from D.C.’s National Guard.

The District government released body-camera footage that shows a D.C. police officer shooting and injuring a man after a foot chase on Aug. 12.

The Defense Department on Monday again said it will not help the District deal with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona, upholding the department’s previous denial of D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s…

The District has announced that it is increasing the financial assistance it offers low- and moderate-income residents who want to buy a home.

The Biden administration again denied Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request to deploy the D.C. National Guard to assist the thousands of migrants who are being sent to the city by charter bus by the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona.

American University staff kicked off what is set to be a five day long strike Monday morning, demanding higher wages and equitable pay. The strike comes after failed contract negotiations last week between the university and the staff’s…

DC Health announced on Friday that the city will start a split-dose strategy for the monkeypox vaccine, following federal officials’ guidance to stretch the limited vaccine supply as the nation’s outbreak continues to grow.

A staff union has authorized a strike of up to five days