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As millions of Americans head to the polls today or have already cast their ballots, their choice of U.S. senator might have an effect on a renewed local movement: D.C. statehood.

Edibles are the treat of choice for anxious political nerves.

DC's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has taken a new step toward implementing the city's short-term rental regulatory legislation.

There have been 167 homicides in D.C. this year, topping last year’s total of 166, the highest since 2008.

With two fatal shootings in the opening days of November, more people have now been killed in the District this year than in all of 2019.

The voting process aims to make sure winning candidates also get 50 percent of the vote.

The Union Market development pipeline remains robust despite several planned-unit development (PUD) appeal-related delays, but now it looks like some major projects are in no rush to pursue zoning approvals (perhaps due to delayed…

Food banks and pantries prepare for unprecedented levels of need as the pandemic exacerbates food insecurity.

On Nov. 3, voters around the D.C. region lined up early on the chilly, sunny morning to cast their ballots.

MedStar doctors in D.C. are the first in the Western Hemisphere to use a Cirq robotic arm to assist spinal surgeries.

D.C. voters were weighing a ballot initiative Tuesday to decriminalize the use of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic substances after a months-long campaign in which supporters collected signatures during the height of the coronavirus…

In a reversal, D.C. Public Schools will not reopen elementary school classrooms for most students next week as planned, citing the need to readjust staffing plans after strong pushback from teachers.

Happy Monday. Washingtonians who have yet to vote can go to one of 95 Election Day voting centers on Tuesday, where same-day registration is offered.

Federal prosecutors in the District dropped charges against a man who was arrested Saturday during a protest over the death of his son, a moped rider who was being followed by police when he crashed.

Amid stalled negotiations between teachers and D.C. Public Schools about how to return students to in-person learning, the local teachers’ union urged educators to call out sick Monday and take a mental health day.

D.C. businesses don’t have any reason to fear violence or disruptive protests in the aftermath of the election, officials say. But that has not stopped owners and landlords from preparing for the worst.

The BOP and US Marshals are preparing to send crowd-control officers to the nation’s capital, much as they did for the George Floyd protests, this time for election demonstrations.

As D.C. gears up for an Election Day that could spark civil unrest, local businesses are assessing how and whether to prepare.