Trump looms large in debate of teen curfew in D.C.
Local lawmakers are very aware that the White House is watching.
All of our reporting about the local 2026 elections in Washington, DC.
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Five Democrats are vying for the open D.C. Council seat to replace Brianne Nadeau.
Candidates want to lower the cost of living, but a slowing market and policy divides could get in the way.
The three-month sprint to the June 16 primary election is on.
Election officials and community groups are targeting older and low-propensity voters with an education blitz on the new way D.C. will vote this year.
It’s not free, and her plan faces fiscal challenges.
It’s easy to critique how the city fared after the storm, but what would they have done differently?
The longtime lawmaker is promising "growth with guardrails."
For some it’s people-powered democracy. For others, it’s just too much.
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
The progressive lawmaker has big plans, but faces political and practical obstacles.
The mayoral contest is weirdly quiet, but a D.C. Council race in Ward 1 is not.
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