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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.

Tuesday’s vote on the fiscal 2024 budget was the first of two that the council will take before sending it to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser to sign

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a $19.7 billion budget for 2024 crafted under challenging financial conditions for the city, with lawmakers touting increases in funding for key housing programs while also enacting…

A number of D.C. officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, testified before a House committee on Tuesday at the request of Republican representatives. It was the second time in recent months local officials had been called to testify…

Congress has voted to reject D.C.’s police accountability legislation, the second time this year that a D.C. bill has been swatted down on the Hill. But President Biden has already threatened to veto the measure disapproving of the D.C.…

The U.S. Senate voted 56 to 43 along party lines Tuesday to repeal a D.C. police discipline and accountability bill that the council approved last year. The House already passed a measure blocking the bill, also known as the Comprehensive…

Safe water advocates say D.C is backtracking on an important effort to eliminate dangerous lead pipes while the Council looks for federal funds to make up the difference.

As budget season nears a close, the Ward 5 lawmaker wants to keep a deed tax hike in place to make some big investments, setting up debate during the Council’s first budget vote.