D.C. residents speak out against MPD’s work with ICE at D.C. Council
Local cooperation with immigration enforcement has become a flash point since the federal surge in D.C.
 
Children and infants are most at risk of lead exposure and advocates say D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods face disproportionate risk.
 
The museum is set to open to the public in early 2025.
Last-minute changes from the city confused first-time homebuyers who were expecting to qualify for assistance. Now, many of them are out of luck.
 
The city’s power over its own affairs is imperiled by the incoming Trump administration. Here’s what you should know about the parameters of local control in D.C.
 
The U.S. House is D.C.'s last hope for a bastion of resistance in federal Washington.
 
Five write-in candidates have thrown their hat in the ring, but none have a realistic chance of ousting Trayon White.
 
 
Many of these residents have lived in Columbia Heights for decades. Their precarious situation shows just how hard it can be for longtime residents of D.C. to stay here.
 
Rounding up the weekly news from D.C.'s seat of government
 
Here’s everything you need to know about Initiative 83, appearing on your ballots this fall.
 
You have time, options, and legal recourse. And you’re more likely to get a better outcome if you’re well informed.
 
Between a potential expulsion of their colleague, an unpopular eviction bill, and "downtown revitalization," lawmakers are busy wrapping up their legislative loose ends before the session ends this fall.
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