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A new $1.9 trillion stimulus plan out from the Biden administration tonight is pitching $20 billion to “the hardest hit public transit agencies” so they can avoid cutting routes and laying off workers.

Of all the people who watched the riot at the U.S. Capitol unfold last week, no one saw it the way a great-grandpa sitting on his couch in Chicago did.

Blinded by smoke and choking on gas and bear spray, stripped of his radio and badge, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone and his battered colleagues fought to push back rioters trying to force their way into an entrance to the U.S. Capitol.…

With the most recent federal stimulus coming to Metro’s rescue, the transit agency is proposing to leave service levels stable for a year until the money runs out. Then it will turn to tough decisions that could include layoffs and service…

If you thought a 2019 map amendment was the last major approval needed to get the redevelopment of the Georgetown West Heating Plant off the ground, you were mistaken.

Four D.C.-area nonprofits — Friendship Place, House of Ruth, Housing Up, and the National Center for Children and Families — announced in December that they received one-time grants of $2.5 million each from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.

WHEN Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman loosed his thugs on Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, he wanted to obliterate not just the person but all that he represented. So it’s difficult to think of a more fitting tribute to…

Many U.S. Secret Service agents have stood guard in Washington’s elite Kalorama neighborhood, home over the years to Cabinet secretaries and former presidents. Those agents have had to worry about death threats, secure perimeters and…

The music video for the song “I Ask Why” starts with scenes of young Black children playing on playgrounds or getting off school buses. One of those children raps lyrics about past shootings in the District involving children.

Metro Center, Gallery Place and Union Station — some of the busiest transfer stations in the Metro system — are closing starting tomorrow through Thursday due to inauguration.

How could D.C. leaders slow the tide of lawsuits challenging large development projects? It could be as simple as changing who’s allowed to file a lawsuit.

Gaithersburg biotech Novavax Inc. is getting support for its Covid-19 vaccine program from another local organization: Howard University.

Jeff Marootian, director of the District Department of Transportation, is leaving his post to join the climate team in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is again planning some deep service and job cuts next year unless the federal government steps up and gives a third round of financial support.

A Metro committee has agreed to send the 2022 budget for public comment. It avoids major cuts, but members said that’s temporary if more help doesn’t come soon.

January could be one of the worst months yet for the already hard-hit industry.

Martin Di Caro is the newly announced host of History As It Happens, a podcast at the Washington Times that seeks to view current events through the lens of history.