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Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the D.C. Council during a news conference Wednesday, saying “they made the District less safe” after approving a police budget cut in a preliminary vote.

Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris says Washington, DC, won’t decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, cacti and plants on his watch.

Before closing its doors in March due to the coronavirus, the International Spy Museum in L’Enfant Plaza encouraged visitors to test their stealth skills by crawling as quietly as possible through an air duct in the ceiling.

District lawmakers will keep money in the budget to fund the much-maligned extension of the H Street streetcar to Benning Road Metro station — but the future of the project looks far from settled.

A group of civil rights organizations now say that Metropolitan Police officers used tear gas to clear protesters from around Lafayette Square on June 1. The organizations have amended a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the…

D.C. reported a spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the city’s highest number of new infections in almost a month.

The District has completed Phase 1 renovations to Eastern Market Metro Park, at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast between 7th and 8th Streets.

Foggy Bottom's Western Market food hall is still slated to open in the fall despite the pandemic, and it recently signed four new tenants to build up the venue's offerings.

Local hospitals have to make tough choices about which patients can accept visitors during the coronavirus pandemic. Some support workers, like doulas, feel left out.

The chair of the D.C. Council's housing committee voted against directing funds to the DC Housing Authority.