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The Founding Fathers who met in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution did not foresee Washington, D.C., becoming a state. But times have changed, and so should our nation.

Owners say COVID restrictions continue to threaten the future of live music in the District.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser paid her respects to Elizabeth Davis during the funeral of the Washington Teachers’ Union president Wednesday.

Former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron — who inspired the Catholic Church’s ire and a president’s rage — is working on his first book.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass tell the story of the 20th and 21st centuries, is unveiling…

The finished sculpture will be unveiled in the fall.

Two lawmakers are trying to change the law, saying it is a matter of racial equity.

Clinics will have special hours Saturday, May 1, when COVID-19 vaccination appointments in D.C. go appointment-free, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office said Wednesday.

District officials are reviewing two proposals to redevelop the Reeves Center, a government office building that also serves as a cultural hub in the U Street Corridor.

First, the District came for NoMa’s Wendy’s. Now, the neighborhood’s McDonald’s is set for redevelopment too.

Three years after JBG SMITH purchased a NoMa McDonald's, plans are emerging for redevelopment of the site.

Fewer D.C. police officers are using force, but the department investigated more than a dozen instances of officers improperly using neck restraints to subdue suspects since 2018, an independent review has found.

The District has released presentations from two separate teams of developers for the redevelopment of the the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Building, known as the Reeves Center, in the heart of the U Street Corridor.

DC's Takoma neighborhood could have quite a few active construction sites in the coming years, compensating for a lack of new housing construction in neighboring Takoma Park and Shepherd Park. On the other side of Georgia Avenue, the old…

NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Baron, who retired recently as executive editor of The Washington Post, is working on a book about his leadership of the paper during the administration of President Donald Trump.

Starting on Saturday, D.C.’s art scene, largely shuttered for the past year and replaced by virtual stages, will inch one step toward “normal.” Concert venues and theaters can reopen at 25% capacity (or host a maximum of 500 people), while…

George F. Will’s column arguing the 23rd Amendment poses a barrier to congressional legislation on D.C. statehood gets the law wrong.

It started with a gnat.