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Opening up eligibility to grocery store workers means D.C. has moved out of Phase 1b Tier 2.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that a proposed commission to study what went wrong in the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol must be “strongly bipartisan” and have the power to subpoena witnesses, similar to a…

D.C. plans to open COVID-19 vaccine appointments to a much larger segment of the population starting in March, according to officials on Thursday.

In honor of Black History Month, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is reintroducing a bill to remove the Lincoln statue from Lincoln Park. It’s the first in a series of bills Norton plans to introduce throughout the month that aim to remove…

A quiet technocrat like D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt may not often grab headlines. But DeWitt’s sudden departure, announced Wednesday, ushers in one of the District’s most consequential leadership changes in years.

The District announced Thursday that it will offer coronavirus vaccines to people 16 or older with serious health problems, beginning March 1.

D.C. will open up vaccine access on March 1 to a broad swath of residents ages 16 to 64 who have certain qualifying medical conditions, DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said during a press conference on Thursday.

Seasoned commercial real estate broker John A. Asadoorian says the restaurateurs with futures in D.C. recognize we’re not going back to the before times once the coronavirus pandemic lifts. “The longer we went through the period of…

Boston-based Optimus Ride, operator of boxy, autonomously driven passenger shuttles, has launched a service connecting part of D.C.’s Capital Riverfront to Barracks Row and Capitol Hill.

The only people in America not debating race and policing while I trained as a cop were my instructors.

It has been nearly a year since Arena Stage shut down due to COVID-19, but that’s not stopping the virtual output from D.C.’s most prolific theater.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police officials told congressional leaders the razor-wire topped fencing around the Capitol should remain in place for several more months as law enforcement continues to track threats against lawmakers, a…

On Wednesday night, an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) for Cleveland Park, among other neighborhoods, gave the thumbs up to a measure that could bring more development to a prominent stretch of Connecticut Avenue.

D.C. expanded vaccine eligibility to new groups of essential workers on Thursday, which means that grocery store workers, social service outreach workers, manufacturing workers, and food packaging workers are now eligible for vaccines in…

Jeffrey DeWitt, the District’s independent chief financial officer, announced his resignation from the position on Wednesday night, saying he accepted a job at the University of Kansas to allow him to be “nearer to my family and my…

The District has opened up Covid vaccinations to grocery store workers and several other categories of essential workers.

DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, who has overseen the city's pursestrings for seven years, abruptly announced on Wednesday night he would depart the District.

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. DeWitt announced his resignation Wednesday, just as the city’s process for setting its next budget amid the financial stress of the pandemic is getting underway.

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt is leaving D.C. government after seven years managing the city’s finances, opening a hugely meaningful vacancy just before lawmakers consider a new, Covid-impacted budget.

D.C. will open up COVID-19 vaccination appointments to certain workers, including grocery store employees, starting Thursday.