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D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), who is embroiled in an ethics scandal and whose home was searched by federal investigators last week, has drawn a fifth challenger for next year’s primary election.

The effort to revive maternal health care in the District continues with proposed legislation to give new mothers better access to critical services shortly after giving birth. It comes after D.C.’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee was…

An ANC commissioner and longtime local advocate is the latest person hoping to unseat Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans amid multiple investigations into his relationships with private-sector clients. For those who have lost track, this…

D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8) has proposed a measure that would overhaul the way schools assess teacher performance.

Meanwhile, members of the D.C. Council question the 'emergency' basis for lottery contract.

The House voted Tuesday in favor of a measure aimed at blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposal to move part of its workforce out of District, a prospect that has drawn strong opposition from local lawmakers in the House and…

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton thinks so

At a meeting Tuesday night, Dupont Circle residents expressed frustration that the District Department of Transportation is abandoning plans for protected bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue, at least for the near future.

Jack Coogan, 26, loves his weekly softball games on the grassy fields of West Potomac Park. He loves the chance to run after working all day as an accountant. He loves the camaraderie of his close-knit team, made up of fellow alumni of…

A new bill introduced at the D.C. Council would ban the use of electric scooters at night, reduce the scooter speed limit on sidewalks, and set up new rules for parking the vehicles.

Happy Wednesday. The investigations into Jack Evans are leading to more scrutiny of the District’s decision to hand out a no-bid contract for sports gambling. In advance of a vote next month to yank Evans as chair of the finance committee,…

The Current was Washington’s most parochial publication — and that was the best thing about it

DC has a city-sponsored woonerf on the way in the middle of Dupont Circle.

Eighteen wooden desktops, like the kind children use at school, hang from one wall of the H-Space gallery off U Street. The artist, Mònica Pagès, treated each one differently, like she would a child. She titled the piece “I Am Safe.”

As residents describe what appears to be more frequent and louder airplane and helicopter flights over neighborhoods, the House passed an amendment that would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to prioritize combating the noise.

E-scooters in D.C. would see stricter regulations — including an overnight ban on riding e-scooters — under proposed legislation from the D.C. Council.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans has done his colleagues a favor. As he succumbs to charges of corruption, he’s given them the opportunity to exercise true oversight on the sole-source sports betting contract he maneuvered through the D.C.…

A man who was shot by a D.C. police officer during a traffic stop Sunday refused to comply with commands to stay still after a high-capacity gun magazine was found on his lap, according to an arrest affidavit filed in court.

A pair of D.C. Council members on Tuesday unsuccessfully tried to block a contract for a developer under scrutiny for winning millions to build affordable housing despite submitting a low-scoring proposal.

A bill introduced by Council member Mary M. Cheh would set rules for where scooters can be parked, establish new speed limits and set hours for their use