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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking the Department of Defense to provide D.C. National Guard help with what she called a “growing humanitarian crisis” of asylum seekers who are being sent to the District from Arizona and Texas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that she requested the D.C. National Guard to support migrants who are being been bused into D.C. by Republican governors, after receiving criticism about her lackluster response so far.

Starting on Monday, weekday Metro trains will arrive every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.

Officer Terence Sutton and Lt. Andrew Zabavsky are using Karon Hylton-Brown’s previous contact with the criminal system to smear him and bolster their arguments.

It’s clear workers will never return in full force. Developers and local officials see an opportunity.

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 28, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Congressman Hank Johnson…

Traffic safety advocates rallied yesterday in front of the John A. Wilson Building, mourning the recent deaths of four DC pedestrians and bicyclists and urging officials to act boldly to make streets safer.

Starbucks is permanently closing its Union Station location on Sunday, along with 15 other stores nationwide, citing safety issues impacting staff.

Pedestrian and bike safety advocates protested outside the Wilson Building Wednesday night to demand stricter road regulations and enforcement after a deadly month for cyclists and pedestrians.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the District has reached a labor union agreement with its police force.

A new report issued Wednesday by Disability Rights DC, the District’s federally mandated protection and advocacy program, alleges a pattern of “disturbing abuse and neglect” of patients at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, the only…

Health officials in D.C. are hopeful a monkeypox outbreak in the District can be contained before it spreads into the wider population but say they need more vaccine doses from the federal government — and the public’s help.

D.C. Mayor Bowser has selected Dr. Sharon Lewis as the new interim director of DC Health after longtime leader Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt leaves her post at the end of the month.

More than 43,000 names have been added to memorial on the National Mall in Washington

Ruth and Ronald heard rumors when they arrived at the Texas-Mexico border that people in D.C. were offering free help to migrants like them. The couple from Venezuela, who declined to give their full names so as to not jeopardize their…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Dr. Sharon Lewis to take over as interim director of the DC Department of Health with the forthcoming departure of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, who has overseen the agency throughout the pandemic and since the start…

Children’s National Hospital in Northwest D.C. has formed a Youth Violence Intervention Program to support the children who end up in its emergency room.

Veteran health official Sharon Lewis has been named interim director of D.C. Health, following the recent resignation of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt.

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in D.C., has implemented significant changes to increase accessibility and inclusion for its blind and low-vision visitors. But a blind accessibly consultant says more needs to be done.