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On a wintry day in 1968, thousands of women arrived in Washington to protest the Vietnam War. Calling themselves the Jeannette Rankin Brigade, in honor of their leader, the first woman elected to Congress, they planned to march from Union…

The union representing U.S. Capitol Police officers plans to hold a no-confidence vote this week in the department’s executive leadership more than a month after the deadly Jan. 6 riot.

Since the start of the pandemic, and the waves of layoffs and furloughs that followed, many D.C. residents have been struggling to make ends meet. In terms of water bills alone, Washingtonians are collectively past-due roughly $20 million,…

The experience on the No. 20 route was unlike that of any other streetcar line in Washington. And that’s because of where it went: into the wild.

Saturday marks one month since a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an insurrection encouraged by President Trump. Since then, U.S. Capitol Police leaders have come under fire for their lack of preparation, despite warnings ahead of…

A month after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the new acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is speaking out publicly about the deadly incident.

To borrow from the insurance company’s TV commercial, “Like a good neighbor, D.C. is there.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser and six DC Council members have funds for constituents' needs — such as utility payments and rent — that are sitting with over $300,000 in them during the pandemic.

Members of agencies keeping D.C. safe got some swag courtesy of the 2019 World Series champions the Washington Nationals.

Metro’s general manager said Friday he pitched the idea of using the transit agency’s facilities to carry out coronavirus vaccinations during a meeting with newly confirmed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg thanked frontline bus and rail workers at Union Station on Friday during his first official public event since his swearing-in on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — After going viral in a Twitter video last month definitively proclaiming she would "carry Glock to Congress," freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has been issued a concealed carry permit by DC Police, according to Acting…

Advocates of legalized gambling say COVID-19 slowed the rollout of sports betting in the District, but they remain optimistic things will turn around.

Emails obtained by PEER in a public records lawsuit are giving greater insight into U.S. Park Police response to last summer's racial justice protests.

The city of DC says gym employees and clients repeatedly defied mask and social-distancing rules.

(CNN) — The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6 insurrection, casting blame on four federal agencies and a slow bureaucracy that harmed…

The General Services Administration is embarking on yet another phase of the long-stalled effort to relocate the FBI headquarters from its 45-year home in downtown Washington, teeing off a complex lobbying battle over the jobs and…

Local officials have hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting in their constituent services funds. They can help with overdue rent and unpaid utility bills.