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A petition by the D.C. school’s parents that called for Errol Johnson’s removal accused him of poor communication, drops in academic performance and ‘widespread dysfunction’

Brazen shootings and carjackings are headline-grabbing offenses that spark calls for change in D.C.’s public-safety system. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is right to push for a revitalized whole-of-government and legislative approach to crime…

Benedict has served as the department’s executive assistant police chief since April 2021

A Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant was indicted Friday for leaking confidential information to Enrique Tarrio, leader of right-wing extremist group The Proud Boys, as he faced an arrest warrant for burning a Black Lives Matter…

What was for years a hotly debated topic was hardly debated at all this week in the D.C. Council.

Ashan M. Benedict, executive assistant chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, will be the city’s new interim police chief, stepping into the role after Robert J. Contee III announced he was stepping down as chief last month. Mayor…

Lt. Shane Lamond told Henry “Enrique” Tarrio that police had a warrant out for him in advance of his arrest in the burning of a Black Lives Matter flag, prosecutors say

A 10-year-old girl, Arianna Davis, clung to life for three days before dying of wounds she suffered from a barrage of indiscriminate gunfire while riding in the backseat of her parents’ car, alongside her siblings, on Mother’s Day. Police…

As the nationwide search continues for a permanent successor to Robert Contee as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this morning that the current executive assistant chief will serve as interim head…

A deadly week in the District that included a student fatally shot in a high school parking lot in Petworth and a fifth-grader hit by a stray bullet on Mother’s Day has left city leaders and residents frustrated over the seemingly…

The new ballot initiative launched this week aims to open up primaries to independent voters and bring ranked-choice voting to the city.

Organizers hope to see big changes to local elections in time for 2026, but the Democratic establishment is likely to resist.

A new ballot initiative has been introduced that would bring ranked-choice voting and open primary elections to D.C., a proposal that if passed by voters would mark one of the most sweeping changes to how the city conducts its elections in…

A new coalition is proposing a ballot measure so that DC voters can decide whether to reform future elections via ranked-choice voting and open primaries.

D.C. is a city with no shortage of film festivals, but a new one launching this weekend is promising to bring a bunch of fresh new voices to the table.

For three decades, Cleveland Park and Woodley Park have set limits on how many bars and restaurants can operate in the Northwest D.C. neighborhoods. Now, for the first time, there’s a movement to change those rules.

The Senate voted 56-43 yesterday afternoon to block the District's police accountability bill, with six Democrats and two independents siding with Republican colleagues on the resolution of disapproval.

Advocates continue to push ahead, saying safety is their top priority

The Senate has voted to overturn a District of Columbia law enacted last year to improve police accountability, the second time this year that Democrats have joined with Republicans to try and block the district’s crime regulations.

Zachary Parker and Trayon White may not see all of their ambitious budget asks funded, but they could still win some new money.