Hundreds are gathering for a rally in Freedom Plaza before marching to the Supreme Court. More than 429 other Women's March events are planned in all 50 states.

Every seat in the General Assembly was on the ballot, as well as hundreds of local races

The Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022 would ban on right on red for cars and allow people on bicycles and scooters to treat a stop sign as a yield.

Metro said the measure would lead to financial losses and increased crime, an argument activists and council members rejected. The legislation now goes to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for her signature.

Officers who plan to testify before Congress say recognition of the insurrection is crucial to officers’ their recovery.

Otters play keyboard at National Zoo

Democrat Shelly Simonds wins recount in legislative race over Republican David Yancey and resets politics in state capitol

The board said D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman's due-process rights were not violated when the Office of Campaign Finance determined she misspent public campaign funds.

From the Super Bowl to Capitol Hill to the campaign trail, moms over 40 are done being invisible.

The Federal Railroad Administration this week unveiled new images showing its vision to turn Washington's declining train station into a modern, multimodal transit hub.

Sandy Adams and her husband, a local GOP official, attended the rally but did not breach the Capitol.

Samuel Quarcoo admits he is easily embarrassed by praise, but he has become a hero to students, teachers and school administrators in Ghana.

McCabe approved the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe and briefly succeeded James B. Comey, and was dismissed hours before his retirement in March 2018.

A second suspect was arrested Monday in connection with the slaying of Makiyah Wilson.

Scrutiny over several lawmakers' stock sales and purchases ahead of the pandemic led to the proposals.

Their lawsuit alleges the president’s retaining ownership in his businesses “calls into question the rule of law.”

The FBI should continue to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election, the Northern Virginia congresswoman said.

The congresswoman’s interest in seeking the Executive Mansion has hardly been a secret but her “imminent” entry would be unusually early for a race nearly two years away.

Sen. Tim Kaine got covid-19 in the spring of 2020, and like potentially millions of Americans, he says his body has never felt the same since.

Seven-year-old Mia was one of 4,000 beagles rescued from abusive conditions at an Envigo facility in Cumberland, Va.

Expansive overhaul of the annual holiday fireworks and concert comes into sharper focus.

See the latest coronavirus news and developments Friday in the Washington region.

Comedian Dave Chapelle screened his Netflix special "The Closer" for an exclusive group of financial donors to his beloved Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Allison Hart, a D.C. kindergartner known as Allie to family and friends, was more than traffic victim No. 28.

The H Street NE corridor used to be a haven of buzzworthy cuisine and nightlife. Now, it reflects a city recovering from the pandemic, buffeted by economic uncertainty and violent crime.

The birth of panda cub could come as early as the weekend. Zoo went to 24-hour panda cam Friday.

The crabs are rebounding, led by near-doubling of the juvenile population.

As a county supervisor, Republican Bob Good voted on items that benefited companies in which he now owns stock.

Neighbors say a man came out of Zinke’s house during a parking dispute and impersonated him. “Dude, you’re not Zinke. Who are you?” one neighbor asked the man.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill would almost immediately give transportation agencies in Maryland, Virginia and the District a major boost in funding.

The heat on Saturday could break a record in Washington, D.C. as people around the world demonstrate for climate action.

The Pope's comments in support of civil unions for same-sex couples is part of a larger shift worldwide toward greater acceptance of LGBTQ people and it could help push public opinion further in...

The new federal funding will advance major bridge and tunnel work designed to improve the speed and reliability of passenger trains.

"Trans people are not a burden," some chanted.

A consulting firm created by Evans received 200,000 shares in Digi Outdoor Media; Evans says he returned the “stock certificate.”

Student leaders drove efforts to make emergency contraception more affordable and easier to get.

Deputy Attorney General Monique Miles resigned Thursday after the posts were revealed.

“They spent way more in prosecution than the financial damages that were caused,” defense attorney Mark Goldstone said.

Former NAACP chair built strong coalition with liberal Sanders voters, blacks, Latinos.

After she and her husband lost their Oklahoma farm, she helped other farmers weather hard times.

The state will require businesses to offer paid sick leave and bar colleges and universities from asking applicants about criminal history.

The White House said Mayor Bowser “ought to be ashamed for even suggesting” revisions to the monuments dedicated to presidents who were enslavers. The mayor's administration removed the recommendat...

Janeese L. George, an attorney and democratic socialist, easily wins Ward 4 Democratic primary.

The sighting of the Painted Bunting, on the Maryland side of Great Falls, was first documented last week. As word spread on listservs and Facebook groups, excited birders poured into the park, hoping...