Bowser bows out, saying she won’t run for a fourth term as mayor
Her decision creates a huge opening for the mayoral contest in 2026.
Also: Congress makes D.C. spend money it didn't have to, and the D.C. Council exempts small properties from a longstanding tenant right.
Waymo says it could operate here in 2026, but the law isn’t ready for it yet.
The congressional spending fight shuttered the office that issues marriage licenses in the city.
The company, which claims to provide a better service than Uber or Lyft, has been defying regulators for five years.
Lawmakers are considering the measure to help clean up the Anacostia River.
The D.C. Council rejected a bill extending the youth curfew. Until it didn't.
More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.
D.C. did away with the death penalty 44 years ago, but the president is bringing it back.
You can’t legally get married, for one, and the city’s economy will take a hit.
The end of D.C.’s growing budgets is ushering in new talks of fiscal discipline.
Plus: Solving the mystery of a new helicopter, and trying to get Congress to cough up more money for police.
The Fort Dupont Ice Arena remains closed, and the group that ran it says D.C. has mismanaged its reconstruction.
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