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Nineteen days had passed since she picked up a bullhorn for the first time, pressed on the trigger and led a crowd of strangers in chants and cheers as they stared down a line of police outside the White House gates.

Joe Houston helps unload the Martha’s Table van and pass out groceries two to three times a week — the vehicle is filled with hundreds of food-filled bags to deliver at multiple stops in wards 7 and 8.

As leaders across the U.S. discuss police reform in light of the widespread protests after the police-custody death of George Floyd, historians are pointing to failed attempts in the past to change police behavior in the nation’s capital. …

The Citi Open professional tennis tournament will be played in Rock Creek Park in mid-August, its organizers said Wednesday, but fans will not be able to watch in person.

Black people are disproportionately likely to be stopped in almost every police district in the nation’s capital, according to a new report from the ACLU of D.C.

In the center of Capitol Hill, there are two elementary school campuses, Peabody and Watkins, with an unusual setup. Peabody serves the cluster’s prekindergartners and kindergartners. Watkins, about a mile to the south, takes the first-…

"We believe it can be repurposed because the investment that Black people made in the statue is important"

While the coronavirus pandemic has kept Washingtonians close to home for months, it’s been decades since they’ve breathed fresher outdoor air.

Brooke Pinto, the 28-year-old lawyer who won the Democratic primary two weeks ago for the Ward 2 seat on the D.C. Council, led the field Tuesday night in the special election to fill the seat for the remainder of this year.