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At the start of an unusual Fourth of July weekend in the wake of COVID-19 and widespread protests, demonstrators blended music and protest throughout the city Friday night, marking the sixth consecutive weekend of protests in D.C.…

The Washington football team announced “a thorough review of the team’s name” Friday morning—the first time team owner Dan Snyder has indicated a willingness to consider scrapping the name that’s a dictionary-defined racial slur.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council will vote on a budget proposal that designates some $40 million for public housing repairs over the next two fiscal years. But affordable housing advocates say that’s not nearly enough to revitalize homes that…

Here’s what D.C. leaders and team-watchers said about whether they think Dan Snyder will change the team's name or sell

Another controversial politico has joined the crowded field of candidates hoping to fill David Grosso’s soon-to-be vacant at-large council seat in November.

The Washington Redskins moved Friday toward what team owner Daniel Snyder once vowed was unthinkable: changing their controversial name in a bow to pressure from their largest corporate sponsors and the fierce winds of societal reckoning…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins began a “thorough review” of their name Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.”

Victoria Clark recently went shopping for the first time since COVID-19 forced many people to go into virtual lockdown to stem the spread of the virus. Her parents were in town visiting from North Carolina—also a first for her since the…

The Washington Redskins said Friday that the team will “undergo a thorough review” of its name, which is considered a derogatory term by Native Americans.

Washington’s NFL team said Friday it would “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name” — a shocking development for a franchise that has long clung to a moniker that many consider racist to Native Americans.