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D.C. Board of Elections Chairman D. Michael Bennett said Thursday he is bracing for “record-shattering” turnout at the polls this fall, and counting on new options for voters in the District to vote early or use alternative methods to…

Katherine Venice, a Republican and self-identified “reformer of capitalism” who is virulently anti-Trump, formally removed her name on Sept. 10 from the ballot of the Nov. 3 general election, alerting the DC Board of Elections. Venice was…

Happy Thursday. DC's independent Board of Elections turned to Wizards all-star Bradley Beal today to help launch a "Vote Safe DC" initiative in hopes of accommodating "record-shattering" turnout without the long lines that spawned…

In an emergency, if one cares deeply about one's community, one does not hold back from being direct. So let me say this in no uncertain terms to my fellow Washingtonians (and beyond): right now, our democracy is on life support.

Fed up with troubling and recurring issues in Metro’s rail operations center, a board member said Thursday the system should be shut down until the problems are fixed and that the agency’s leadership should be restructured with input from…

Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, asserting it neglected to enforce a decade-old agreement aimed at cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

A narrow corridor of torrential downpours left a swath of the nation’s capital and its immediate suburbs flooded on Thursday, prompting numerous water rescues and leaving streets under feet of water.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that flows from farms and cities into the Chesapeake Bay, according to a lawsuit filed on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The George Washington University history professor who confessed to posing as a Black woman for her entire career has resigned, according to the university.

The Environmental Protection Agency isn’t doing its job, and is failing to enforce the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay, according to two lawsuits filed today. The suits allege that under President Trump, the EPA has allowed Pennsylvania and…

It could be the largest rail disruption since Metro shut down the system for a day in 2016 to inspect power cables that started fires.

Drenching downpours Thursday have much of the D.C. area under a flash flood warning, and put emergency crews in the District and Montgomery County, Maryland, to work rescuing several dozens stranded drivers from submerged roadways,…

Take the flash flood warning seriously, folks.

After drawing criticism for problems such as long lines at polls and missing mail-in ballots during the June primary, the D.C. Board of Elections said it hopes to avoid those issues this fall.

Although it might feel like the 180th day of March, fall is around the corner and the D.C. Council is back from its summer recess. With an ongoing pandemic, daily protests against police brutality and racial injustice, and an economic…

Several drivers were stranded in high waters as flash flooding was reported throughout the D.C. area Thursday afternoon.

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal says he understands why some people have doubts about the importance of registering to vote — he had similar hang-ups in previous elections.

Internationally acclaimed chef Makoto Okuwa is teaming up with Unconventional Diner co-owner Eric Eden to open a new, Japanese food hall in D.C.

Despite its "no politics" motto, the Capitol Hill bar was a favorite among the political set.

D.C. election officials said Thursday they are bracing for “record-shattering” turnout at the polls this fall, and reiterated their plea for voters in the District to vote early or use alternative methods to avoid long lines and other…