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WASHINGTON -- A new petition circulating among Adams Morgan businessowners is asking District of Columbia officials to "stop treating record stores an...

Many are obsessed with the ethics issues in Washington D.C., and at a recent panel discussion, the question was asked again: Who focuses more on ethics issues in any government -- the public or the press?

Ultimately, I am lucky and grateful to have such an amazing mother who has taught me what it means to do my part to make the world a better place, even if it means sacrificing a bit of comfort and freedom.

It appears that the recommendations of the Health Reform Implementation Council go against the intent of the Affordable Care Act.

WASHINGTON — Former D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., who pleaded guilty in January to stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing...

WASHINGTON -- Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry is facing trouble again over comments he made about Asians working in the nation's capita...

With the tremendous wave of crime already coursing through our neighborhood streets, does the D.C. government really think that we need six marijuana growing centers right here?

Historically, we've tried just about everything in the pursuit of making things better. Protesting, rioting, marching, rallying, boycotting. We've yet to explore what happens if we #VoteEverytime.

WASHINGTON -- City council members in the nation's capital have given final approval to a bill to make easier for gay and lesbian couples who marry in...

While Lent is traditionally about private sacrifice, with so much talk of religion in the public square, it seems like a good time to consider embracing some collective acts of atonement for the sorry state of human behavior.

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Councilmember David Catania (I-At-Large) is standing by the harsh words he used to describe his colleague Marion Ba...

Corruption in D.C. damages our chances for full voting rights and cheats District residents. Recent federal prosecutions, along with a cascade of elections, may help clean out the D.C. Council. But we need more.

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to cupcakes in the nation's capital, navigating one's way through the seemingly endless parade of options is a tall order....

By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff A House committee approved a bill Tuesday that would shorten the window between the opening of a vacancy on the D.C...

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia's official push to attain full and equal voting rights in Congress has now arrived in New Hampshire. Granite St...

WASHINGTON -- The prostitution landscape in the nation's capital is changing. WAMU-FM's "Metro Connection" reported on the District of Columbia's c...

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC's General Assembly passed a "corporate personhood resolution" on Saturday calling for a constitutional amendment ending the "j...

WASHINGTON -- As Maryland lawmakers prepare to tackle the issue of marriage equality in new legislative session, the District of Columbia is thinking ...

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown is right to want every pupil in the D.C. Public Schools to aspire to the highest possible levels of learning. However, the specifics of his new bill need some work.

WASHINGTON -- It's a common argument used in the case against greater voting rights or statehood for the District of Columbia: Why should the resident...

WASHINGTON — A D.C. councilmember charged with stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns announced his resign...

WASHINGTON — As HBO considers making a movie about Marion Barry with Eddie Murphy in the title role, the real Barry is doing something that come...

WASHINGTON -- Embattled District of Columbia Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. (D-Ward 5) will resign from office and plead guilty to at least one felony...

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) has sent a letter to Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry (D) rebuking the former may...

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia's Republican Party is accusing former Mayor Marion Barry (D), who represents Ward 8 on the D.C. Council, of usi...