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The U.S. House on Friday approved legislation to make D.C. the 51st state in the United States.

For the first time since the establishment of the District of Columbia 230 years ago, the House of Representatives voted to declare the city as the nation’s 51st state, a legislative milestone that supporters say begins to right historic…

Protesters can visit the theater lobbies to use restrooms, charge their phones, and pick up a snack.

The District’s effort to redevelop Bruce Monroe Park in Park View just suffered a major legal setback, further complicating the city’s plans to provide new homes for residents of the obsolete Park Morton public housing complex nearby.

Contrary to popular belief, having a robust logging industry is not a criteria for statehood

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill approving D.C. statehood on Friday, the first time a chamber of Congress has ever passed such legislation.

After months of back and forth with the D.C. Department of Employment Services, a D.C. resident is suing the city, alleging it owes her at least five weeks of unpaid unemployment benefits. The lawsuit casts a light on the struggle many…

In coming days, more Washingtonians will be chatting over a meal inside restaurants, huffing through a workout in a neighborhood gym or settling into a barber’s chair for an overdue haircut.

The education committee just passed a proposal to move the security guard contract from the police department to DC Public Schools. But advocates argue it's “nowhere near enough.”

Paid family and medical leave has crossed its final hurdle in the District.