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Metro released its “visionary” bus network redesign maps on Monday, proposing drastically more bus service to the region. The plan, which is 35% more expensive than the current service, is unfunded so far.

“So much of this was exactly what our family experienced,” I explained to my exhausted son, after picking him up from another 10-hour rehearsal last week.

For the third time this year, the House of Representatives will flex its power over the District to decide whether to block a local bill — this time D.C.’s major police accountability legislation.

The size of the D.C. police force has shrunk to a half-century low as officers leave faster than they can be replaced, according to the agency’s chief, forcing the department to spend millions on overtime while it struggles to combat gun…

Many cities yanked officers out of schools while reassessing policing after George Floyd’s 2020 murder. However well-intentioned, the experiment has left kids more vulnerable and classrooms less safe amid surging youth violence. That’s why…

Late last year, Oleg Tomilin found an eviction notice at his Woodner apartment door.

Metro’s board approved its final budget for the 2024 fiscal year on Friday, which included fare increases for the first time in five years. The budget (and fare hikes) take effect July 1.

Metro avoided raising fares amid the crises of the pandemic and a rail car shortage, but leaders said a modest rise was warranted as the system makes improvements

D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied…

The D.C. mayor’s plan to use revenue from traffic cameras to balance the city’s budget has angered some residents and elected leaders

Metro's newly approved budget will mean a simpler fare system that standardizes distance-based charges and the introduction of a low-income fare program — but also the first fare hike in five years.

Representatives for the Naval History and Heritage Command revealed on Thursday a range of potential visions for the planned National Museum of the U.S. Navy in Southeast D.C., presenting concepts from some of the biggest names in…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has agreed to testify at a congressional hearing on crime, homelessness, and the city’s finances in mid-May.

The project is part of nearly $300 million in new federal bridge spending nationwide

The U.S. Department of Transportation will chip in $72 million to rehabilitate part of the Interstate 395 bridge between the District and Virginia, a $90 million project that will also be funded in part by the D.C. government.

Charter school leaders and some teachers are mounting a fierce campaign against what they say is an unfair and unequal offer from Mayor Muriel Bowser for back pay for work during the pandemic, arguing that the charter sector — which…

Vice President Kamala Harris is trekking to the 14th Street Bridge today as part of a slate of White House announcements highlighting a new $300 million round of infrastructure investments in the nation's deteriorating bridges.