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On a calm, late-June evening in Lincoln Park, a handful of U.S. Park Police officers stand around the perimeter. Couples walk their dogs and groups of people on picnic blankets dot the park, where two bronze sculptures sit in the middle.…

Van Martel Brathwaite always made sure his daughter Caprice had everything that she needed because he was both mom and dad. Caprice was a toddler when the family was in a car crash that killed her mother, Sharon Brathwaite, and Van never…

The Washington Teachers’ Union has instructed its teachers not to respond to a letter from D.C. Public Schools seeking an answer as to whether they are comfortable returning to work in the fall.

There is no scenario in which Daniel Snyder will be able to build a new Washington Redskins stadium on the federally owned RFK Stadium site unless he changes the team’s name.

The family who lives in the NE house now is searching for anyone who may recognize the people in the photos to reconnect them with their family memories.

The people of Washington, D.C., want congressional representation. They have wanted it for a long time, and have said so in explicit terms. In 2016, a district-wide referendum in favor of statehood passed with 78 percent of the vote.…

Teachers in D.C. Public Schools are pushing back against preliminary plans to reopen schools in the fall, arguing the city school system has not adequately addressed health and safety concerns.

Judicial Watch went to court Wednesday demanding access to paint the streets of Washington with its own political message after the city wrote “Black Lives Matter” on one street and allowed protesters to paint “Defund the Police” next to…

Happy July. DC statehood doesn't have a shot at passing the GOP-controlled Senate, but Republicans are nonetheless ratcheting up their rhetoric against enfranchising the District's residents, with some comments seen as painting…