A civil rights legend who fought for social justice, economic parity, and D.C. statehood. His legacy continues.

Jesse Jackson once considered running for D.C. mayor, before becoming the city's first shadow senator in the 1990s, lending the statehood cause a national spotlight. Why it matters: Jackson, who died ...

A proposal from Janeese Lewis George aims to make child care more accessible for families. But the city would have to fund it ...

The intervention involves both big-business parties collaborating in an even more direct assault on social conditions through ...

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at end of day Friday appears certain as lawmakers in the House and Senate ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser Posing with Bob Biagi, Chairman of the Washington, D.C. Auto Show, Jamie Darvish, EVP and COO of DARCARS Automotive Group, and Haman Baniamam, General Manager of Polestar DC.

In a notable stride towards sustainable living, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has inaugurated Cycle House, the District's pioneer in net-zero energy, all-affordable housing, an 18-unit community nestled in ...

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) thanked residents Tuesday for dealing with the District’s response to the major winter storm, which brought about 7 inches of snow to parts of the nation’s ...

Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release Mayor Muriel Bowser to Visit Washington, D.C. Auto Show on Friday, January 30 Mayor Murial Bowser will visit the ...

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (right) speaks to Council members Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie in 2022. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer) With former D.C. Council member Kenyan ...

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after being struck by a car while helping a driver who ran out of gas on I-695, D.C. police officer Terry Bennett died from his injuries, the department announced. As the ...

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser kicked off her final year in office the same way she’s begun every new year since 2015: crossing the finish line of the Fresh Start 5K. It was a literal representation of the ...