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The chairman of the D.C. Council on Tuesday abandoned his own proposal to tax advertising, leaving city officials scrambling to figure out what to cut from the budget to make up for an estimated $18 million loss in projected revenue.

D.C. just took another step toward bringing two new hospitals to the city.

News Director Jeffrey Katz will step down and be replaced by DCist Editor-in-Chief Rachel Sadon on an interim basis.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that new federal rules undermine their ability to protect rivers, lakes and streams within their…

The New York Times released a detailed map on Friday that shows how common mask-wearing is depending on where you are in the U.S. The map provides some insight into the factors that lead to mask use, or lack thereof, revealing regional and…

In a sudden reversal, D.C. lawmakers appear to be ditching plans for an advertising sales tax increase amid fierce industry opposition, pushing a final vote on the city's fiscal 2021 budget out at least a day.

Despite attempts to make the historic summer tennis tournament a go this year, the 2020 Citi Open has been canceled, according to a statement released Tuesday morning on Twitter.

D.C. is giving its residents a legitimate reason to steer clear of the Department of Motor Vehicles for a while.

As coronavirus cases surge across the country, the D.C. region has seen its own uptick.

The Citi Open tennis tournament has been canceled for this year, organizers said Tuesday.

Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to congressional leaders on Tuesday asking them to provide more coronavirus funding to D.C.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking more federal funding for the nation’s capital, citing the city’s role in the hosting the government as well as the financial burden of the coronavirus pandemic.

Have a summer road trip planned but your driving documents are expired? Fear not.

The Citi Open tennis tournament, set to be played in D.C. in August, has been canceled because of “troubling health and safety trends.”

The newest residential building in D.C.’s Buzzard Point, RiverPoint, has begun leasing.

Our analysis finds that a priority for at-risk students in D.C.’s common lottery has the potential to both improve the chances for at-risk students to match at a school they have ranked and to increase socioeconomic diversity, especially…

George Washington University is reexamining its use of “Colonials” as its nickname and sports mascot after a Board of Trustees task force found that it “stood apart as an issue of great concern.”