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Demonstrators sit on the ground along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House on April 29, 2017. On the final day that the National Park Service was accepting input on more than a dozen policy changes to alter how and where protests are conducted in the District, Del.
The saga of the "One Fair Wage DC" initiative, known as Initiative 77 - which would grant all D.C. workers, including tipped workers, a $15-an-hour minimum wage by July 15, 2020 - continues. Despite strong opposition from restaurateurs and many servers and bartenders themselves, D.C. voters approved the measure in the June 19 primary election by a margin of 56 to 44 percent.
In this Tuesday, March 6, 2018, file photo, the sun peaks over the horizon next to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial at daybreak along the Potomac River in Washington. Washington's primary is on Tuesday, June 19. FILE - In this Tuesday, March 6, 2018, file photo, the sun peaks over the horizon next to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial at daybreak along the Potomac River in Washington.
A federal study shows math scores are 10 percentage points lower for students using vouchers to attend private schools in Washington, D.C., compared with their peers who applied but weren't selected. The study from the Institute of Education Sciences, part of the U.S. Education Department, assessed children two years after they applied for the government subsidies.
Council member Anita Bonds is finding LGBT support in her bid for re-election. Fourteen prominent LGBT Democrats have announced their support for the re-election of D.C. Council member Anita Bonds in a race in which a lesbian is running as an independent for one of the two at-large Council seats up for grabs in November.
D.C.'s delegate to Congress plans to call for congressional hearings on the security of our cell phone system after learning of rogue devices found in the Washington, D.C., area. The spy technology mimics a cellphone tower and tricks nearby phones into connecting to it- enabling the device operator to track a phone user's location and intercept calls.
He was a controversial leader in D.C. known as the District's "mayor for life," and four years after his death he'll be recognized for years to come outside of the Mayor's office in D.C. Marion Barry was memorialized Saturday morning with an 8-foot statue outside of the Wilson Building, which houses the mayor's office and the D.C. Council on Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest D.C. Barry was mayor of D.C. for four terms. He spent nearly 16 years as a city council member, he was a civil rights activist and a champion to the downtrodden, but he was also very controversial .
President Trump's budget plan calls for cutting all federal money to a college tuition aid program for D.C. residents. President Trump wants to cut all federal funding to a tuition aid initiative that helps D.C. residents attend college, putting the future of the popular D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant in jeopardy.
For generations, as America's authoritarian rivals strutted their tanks, troops and jets through main thoroughfares in dramatic displays of strength, the United States watched from afar, but did not emulate. Widely accepted as the world's mightiest, the U.S. military has no tradition of putting itself on parade like in Russia, North Korea or China.
While local commuters are urged to find alternatives to cars, a long-planned bicycle lane connecting Union Station to the Capitol is being blocked, said D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced a $227 million project to rehabilitate Arlington Memorial Bridge, a historic and critical transportation link in the nation's capital. As awarded, the project will save American taxpayers $35 million and 1.5 years of estimated construction time.
While public support for marijuana grows across the country, ambiguity surrounding marijuana laws in Washington, D.C., has provided an opportunity for online distributors. But it has also put consumers in a tricky spot.
D.C. Mayor, Muriel Bowser, right, with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton at a Cannon House Office Building press conference defending the city's assisted suicide law from Congressional interference.
The entrance to the Georgetown branch of the District of Columbia's Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency is ditching "District of Columbia" from driver's licenses after confusion that led to residents struggling to order beers and board planes.
A student walks past a colorful mural at Luke C. Moore Academy High School in Washington, D.C., in Dec. 2016. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser had just a few minutes to speak to hundreds of thousands of people at the Women's March on Washington.
The streets of Washington looked vastly different the day after Donald J. Trump's inauguration than they did the day-of. Instead of the largely white crowds that lined Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, people of all colors, classes and ages filled the streets for what's being called the most diverse march for women's rights ever.
Anyone can go watch Donald Trump be sworn in as president on the National Mall, but a ticket is needed in order to get within about a half-mile of the action. The tickets are color-coded, and ticket holders are required to enter the Capitol grounds through the entry point designated for their color-coded section.
Officials addressed a growing concern over rat infestation in Washington, D.C., after reports Dupont Circle is teeming with rodents. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's non-voting delegate in Congress, convened a public meeting with the National Parks Service to discuss concerns over rats among other issues Tuesday night.
Moulton aims to retire the 25-year establishment incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton. "Martin's background, common sense, and focus on creative solutions make him the ideal candidate to rise above the partisan divide and deliver results for all District for all residents," says Dick Heller.
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