Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
Vaughn Bennett is fighting to give young Black students an equal shot at competitive chess.
The congressional spending fight shuttered the office that issues marriage licenses in the city.
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
Lawmakers are considering the measure to help clean up the Anacostia River.
He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.
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.
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime D.C. residents.
You can’t legally get married, for one, and the city’s economy will take a hit.
Advocates say the elimination of DC Health Care Alliance, which insures 26,000 low-income residents, could have disastrous consequences.
How local residents are restoring D.C.’s green spaces — and combating the effects of climate change.
It is legal for ICE and other agents to obscure their identity, but it comes at a cost.
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