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The White House slammed Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday night for a “ludicrous” plan to remove, relocate or “contextualize” the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and other monuments in the nation’s capital.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A task force commissioned by the Washington, D.C., government has recommended renaming, relocating or adding context to dozens of monuments, schools, parks and buildings because of their namesakes’ participation in…

In the months following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, there has been a growing movement to address landmarks with a racist legacy.

The U.S. Attorney for D.C. fired back at D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday, rebutting her claims that the office has lacked the “willingness” to prosecute protesters who allegedly attack police.

A day after Mayor Muriel Bowser leveled claims against the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. for not actively pursuing many cases against arrested protesters, the federal office fired back in a sharply worded letter Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused D.C. police of using insufficient evidence to arrest demonstrators accused of rioting, putting the U.S. attorney’s office and local authorities at odds over how to deal with days of unrest in the…

After more than half a century, the District’s beloved 202 area code is running out of numbers.

The mayor of Washington DC has warned of a "race war" after a weekend of violent riots, that began outside Donald Trump's White House speech, that city officials have labelled "domestic terrorism".

George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Francis Scott Key are among the namesakes a mayoral commission recommends revisiting.

“It’s always important to get a boguarder on your team … The boguarder is generally the guy who wins the argument. If you don’t have a big guy with a reputation, you’ll lose.”

A new D.C. committee recommended renaming, removing, or contextualizing more than 50 different government-owned spaces in the city, after studying the history of racism and oppression behind the namesakes.

A committee reporting to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has recommended renaming dozens of public schools, parks and government buildings in the nation’s capital, after studying the historical namesakes’ connections to slavery and oppression.…

Earlier this summer, some Washington-area election officials were warning of a possible shortage of volunteers to work the polls come November. But a recent surge in interest has left those same officials with a good problem to have: more…

Catholic University, which has been located in the District for more than 130 years, is looking to expand into Northern Virginia with a satellite campus for working professionals who want to continue their education.

His vision is for restaurants to prepare the meals, giving them a fresh revenue stream during the pandemic.

D.C.’s Planet Word Museum will finally open its doors to the public next month. The museum, which was originally slated to begin welcoming visitors in the spring, announced Tuesday that it will now open on October 22.