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Transportation officials said they will work on design changes to address concerns about the loss of parking and effects on businesses

The House voted Wednesday to nullify D.C.’s major police accountability legislation, marking the third time this year that the GOP-controlled chamber intervened to vote to block a local bill with national political resonance.

The Republican-held House of Representatives overturned a local law implementing a slew of police reform bills — voting 229 to 189 in a disapproval resolution.

Students and advocates have expressed concern while pleading with lawmakers to invest more, despite budget cuts, toward mental health services in schools

Some sections of Fort Totten Park in D.C. have been closed after two metal canisters were found on Tuesday.

A breach of D.C.’s health insurance exchange last month that affected more than 56,000 customers was the result of a misconfigured server, the executive director of the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority told congressional lawmakers in…

Here’s an unconventional idea: RFK is a bad site for a football stadium.

D.C.’s major police accountability legislation will command the attention of hundreds of federal lawmakers Wednesday as they vote on whether to block the bill from becoming law — the third time the House of Representatives has taken up a…

A new study from Georgetown University’s Katie Wells shows that immediate gratification comes at a cost, and some delivery drivers are paying for it.

A section of Fort Totten Park in D.C. has been closed after the discovery of two metal canisters on Tuesday.

The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top administrator.

Students at the University of Southern California have shown they are willing to travel to D.C. in the spirit of in-person learning

Officials will try to determine where the two canisters came from, the National Park Service said

After a graffiti artist painted over a mural representing the life of artist and civil rights activist Paul Robeson, there’s an effort to reimagine the iconic U Street mural. The artist is working to raise funds to paint a new one.

A new cancer prevention facility aimed at reducing health disparities in D.C. opened in Ward 8 on Monday. The new Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention will primarily serve residents in Southeast D.C, where people experience higher…

Last week, the Biden administration introduced new measures to scale back remote work at federal agencies, a long-overdue step that will hopefully help restore public transparency, a more efficient functioning of government and the…

D.C.’s Tax Revision Commission includes a host of establishment figures who have so far seemed hostile to progressive tax changes.

As $190 billion in pandemic relief expires, schools face tough budget decisions

In the fashion world, Ralph Lauren is a world-class brand. A new cancer treatment center bearing his name in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood hopes to build off that brand recognition, but with fewer barriers.