WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate swiftly approved legislation late Friday that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its ...

The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...

D.C. leaders kept a close eye on the U.S. Senate Friday, which took up and passed a resolution that would avert a government ...

President Trump on Friday suggested that the federal government could take over Washington, D.C., if the national capital’s administration “can’t do the job” as he pursues making the ...

Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...

Washington D.C. used to belong to its two neighbors — Maryland and Virginia — until the land was ceded by the states in 1790 to form the nation’s capital. Then In 1847, the part of the city that was ...

Local leaders across the DC metro area are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city.

Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that Washington, D.C., officials warn would lead ...

The Associated Press Tears roll down the face of Starlette Thomas, of Bowie, Md., as she holds a chunk of pavement ...

The Maryland senator is hoping Democrats can push through their own spending bill that helps the city avoid large budget cuts that would also affect her state.

Washington, D.C., which has often had a tenuous peace with the federal government when Republicans controlled Congress and ...

Thursday is a day for parent-teacher conferences in DC’s public schools, so kids are invited to a rally this morning to try to convince US senators to help fix the hole the GOP made in DC’s budget ...