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Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have zeroed in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s service on the board of a wealthy D.C. private school during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)…

It’s been decades since residents have been able to swim in the Potomac River, but summers could soon mean going for a dip as a push to lift the ban on swimming in the District’s rivers draws more support.

Runners will take to D.C. streets on Saturday for the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon — and yes, there will be road closures to go along with the tunes and the sweat.

A deputy auditor for public safety would keep an eye on MPD officers’ use of force.

In the wake of natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and droughts, temporary relief tents house the displaced, serve as medical facilities, and store supplies. At the REACH at Kennedy Center, a similar structure now holds an immersive…

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said Wednesday she plans to introduce a bill requiring helicopters in District airspace to fly at the maximum altitude permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Karim Mowatt's film "Lorton: Prison of Terror" uses personal accounts to paint a full picture of the Lorton Reformatory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol will reopen to the public on Monday for guided tours for limited groups of people who have registered in advance, congressional officials said, two years after the coronavirus pandemic prompted the…

Non-tenured faculty at Howard University reached a tentative contract agreement with the school in the early hours of Wednesday morning, averting a strike planned for this week.

Two expenditures by the DC government made it into an Associated Press review of questionable uses of COVID-19 relief funds across the country.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has named her appointees to a once-in-a-decade commission reviewing the tax code, setting up the next great debate over tax rates at a time when the city is flush with cash.

Howard University on Wednesday unveiled a $785 million plan to build three new academic buildings on its Northwest D.C. campus and renovate others — an investment the school president deemed a “watershed moment” for the institution.

With just under 50 minutes to go until the start of a D.C. mayoral candidate forum, Trayon White Sr. was six miles away, busy collecting signatures outside a Safeway near the Southwest Waterfront.

The investment signals an era of financial security for a university with a history of budget woes

Nontenure track faculty members at Howard University in D.C. will not go on strike Wednesday after reaching a tentative agreement with the university.

A labor group representing more than 300 Howard University faculty members has called off plans to strike after reaching a “tentative” deal with the university, union leaders said.

A century ago, a hot summer day in D.C. would mean thousands of people crowding the banks of the Tidal Basin, the Potomac River, Anacostia River and Rock Creek to cool off. Now, environmental advocates say the waters are, in some places at…

Every year, up to 1 billion birds are killed when they collide with windows, according to the American Bird Conservancy.

Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s hopes of triggering an interregional bidding war for the right to host the team’s next stadium is encountering stiff head winds — unsurprisingly. A football franchise, even one with a history as…

Seated in a classroom, three and four to a table, the children were having their palates tuned for a lifetime of healthful eating. A cart was rolled in, and farm-fresh fruits and veggies were served along with whole-wheat pasta and rice.