D.C. POLITICS

The Aston, which was student housing, is now D.C.’s first shelter allowing couples and mixed-gender adult families to stay together.

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) also credited Kwelli Sneed with helping to contribute to the 35 percent drop in violent crime D.C. has seen this year.

Bowser tapped Kwelli Sneed, the interim director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE), to permanently take the helm at the agency.

The full Senate now stands in the middle of the Washington Commanders’ stadium search, which has become a regional competition between D.C. and Maryland.

With its lack of statehood and congressional oversight over its affairs, D.C. is uniquely vulnerable to interference from the federal government.

Come January the District will contend with a president who has made more threats to D.C.’s autonomy than any other chief executive in modern history.

From a history-making election in Maryland to record-breaking spending in House races, here are five things to know about the election results.

Voters in the city’s poorest ward voice support for Democratic incumbent Trayon White Sr. despite a federal indictment charging him with corruption in office.

The District joined four states this election in considering the move to ranked-choice voting. It also approved opening primaries to independent voters.

A spokesperson with the Department of Small and Local Business Development confirmed Monday that the company District Services Management had been dropped from a sports gambling subcontract.

Here is an overview of some of the more noteworthy races in the DMV.

The District has become something of a national model for efforts to register people who are incarcerated, following a 2020 law passed by the D.C. Council.

The District on Tuesday joins four states to consider whether to adopt ranked-choice voting, a method that has proliferated nationwide over the past decade.

An emergency measure to temper First Amendment activity in residential neighborhoods was by turns lauded and derided by District residents Tuesday.

Monday marked the first day of early voting in D.C., where 86,000 voters have already cast mail-in ballots.

D.C. leaders fear a second Trump administration would bring renewed threats to the city’s independence.

A judge this week also moved to appoint a guardian over Gray, who has had numerous health problems in recent years.

Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) has parted with his private lawyer and requested government-paid attorneys, a possible indication he lacks means to pay legal costs.