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WASHINGTON (AP) — The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Police cars with flashing lights are stationed at major intersections and highways. The U.S. National Guard is on…

A statue of Pierre L’Enfant, who led the design layout of Washington, D.C., was unveiled Monday at the U.S. Capitol and cited by D.C. leaders as another important step in the District’s efforts to become the nation’s newest state.

Five parents of students at parochial schools operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington are asking Mayor Muriel Bowser to lift mandates requiring masking at school.

District security officials and federal agencies are preparing for possible protests around Tuesday’s State of the Union address and likely arrivals of trucker convoys later this week, though it remains unclear what might actually…

D.C. and federal officials unveiled plans for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

The D.C. Council is expected to introduce emergency legislation Tuesday connected to the use of messaging apps for official communication by District of Columbia employees.

The Secret Service and other federal and local authorities are preparing for possible demonstrations and disruptions ahead of President Biden’s first State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday night.

D.C. officials joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday morning to unveil a statue in the Capitol of the architect who designed the federal district, Pierre L’Enfant — giving D.C. two statues in the building, like all the states.

D.C.’s public skating rink, the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, was supposed to close for renovations after this weekend — but then operators found out how much the revamp was going to cost.

Union Kitchen management fired one of the store’s lead union organizers a little over a week ago. It marks the latest incident workers characterize as retaliation since announcing their intention to form a union.

A months-long battle between Mount Pleasant residents and D.C.’s historic preservation community could soon reach a resolution after residents made their case before a key city official last week.

The D.C. Council will consider emergency legislation targeting Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration's use of WhatsApp, after an Axios investigation found that use of the messaging app in city government raises public records concerns.

Mask mandates are quickly becoming a thing of the past in the D.C. region: The last two local jurisdictions with mandates in place are lifting those requirements this week. Prince George’s County’s mask mandate expired Monday, while D.C.’s…

Three Smithsonian museums — the Anacostia Community Museum, the National Postal Museum, and the National Air and Space Museum — will reopen this week, after more than a month of omicron-related closures.

Fencing is being reinstalled around the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday and possible protests by trucker convoys that could arrive in D.C. by later this week.

Some employees say the agency owes them thousands of dollars for their extra hours of work