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On Jan. 30, with a snowstorm bearing down on Washington, Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress, tweeted a picture of a snowball fight at the U.S. Capitol. The 1923 photograph was a bittersweet glimpse into the archives, a reminder of a…

The District has asked a judge to stop the Washington Teachers’ Union from engaging in any talks about a potential strike as the city attempts to bring teachers and students back to school buildings Tuesday for the first time since March,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — That foreboding black fence erected around the U.S. Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government’s ability to enact new laws.

Metro says it will auction or donate most items left on its trains and buses rather than try to track down the owners.

The new security fencing around the U.S. Capitol led to an unusual scene last week — a city employee and a staffer for Vice President Harris, meeting up in a hotel lobby to hand off boxes stuffed with legislative texts.

The District released partial data Monday on the race and ethnicity of residents who have received coronavirus vaccination in the city, but cautioned against drawing conclusions based on the preliminary figures because they are incomplete.…

The D.C. Council holds one of the few oversight roundtables on the District’s direct response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The D.C. government is launching a search for a chief equity officer, whose team will assess how budget and policy choices will address long-standing disparities in health, education, income and more.

The District released partial data Monday on the race and ethnicity of residents who have received the coronavirus vaccination in the city, but cautioned against drawing conclusions based on the preliminary figures because they are…

Bad data input is plaguing the District’s attempt to track the race and ethnicity of those who have gotten the coronavirus vaccine.

Call it politics as unusual: The fence that was put up around the U.S. Capitol in the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riot left 60 D.C. Council bills in limbo because they “literally” couldn’t be delivered to Congress for review, Council…

Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie introduced a bill late last week similar to a new law in California.

There’s a coronavirus vaccine scam out there, and District officials want Washingtonians to be on alert.

The snow-day ritual is an old and familiar one on the East Coast.

Last weekend’s snowstorm marked the return of a winter wonderland to the Washington region, which has gone largely snowless since at least 2019. The pent-up snow energy was evident: Kids went sledding on just about any incline they could…

As the office building planned for Parcel F at The Yards continues to move through the design review process, more detailed renderings have emerged.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser wants to expand street dining and allow public drinking in more parts of the nation’s capital, offering a glimpse into how officials hope to reimagine a hospitality industry ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. …

When fences were erected around the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they were meant to keep troublemakers out. But they’ve also successfully kept the District from being able to govern itself.

The Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel looks to be nearing a sale, and that could put plans for the Woodley Park property's conversion to residential back on the table.

One week following the departure after five years of the leader of D.C.’s 911 system, the agency has been notified that a thorough audit will begin Feb. 15.