D.C. Council extends the curfew till April. Navy Yard residents question whether this is a fair public safety measure.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an ongoing humanitarian crisis after busloads of migrants were dropped off at district borders this summer.
Abortion and gun safety are among the issues motivating some students.
In the final days of the midterms, citizens decry political divisiveness
While the District passed a law giving students the right to an excused absence to vote in 2020, it’s unclear if the legislation applies to college students. University staff and students alike say the time off would...
Pennsylvania Republicans and Democrats fought the waning days of the 2022 election campaign in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Sunday's rally to encourage turnout is staged on a politically engaged campus.
Voters in the District's southeast quadrant were engaged as they voted for two at-large representatives on the D.C. Council in a competitive and crucial race for the city's top legislative body.
D.C. residents at the Woodridge Library polling station stress that affordable housing is a necessity.
Unions have historically been strong organizers for Democratic candidates, and some union members waited in long lines to attend a rally featuring President Biden and former President Obama.
D.C. residents are voting with abortion rights in mind today as the future of the right to choose is at stake in in the city.
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