D.C. is at the halfway point for its ambitious waste mitigation goal, yet there’s still too much being thrown away. Even for activists fighting to stop it.
Next Election Day might see a huge change for D.C. residents, as council members try to give permanent residents the right to vote in local elections.
Speakers discussed the United States' role as a global power at a session of the Grand Strategy Summit.
Policy analysts at the Nixon Foundation’s Grand Strategy Summit discuss how China has surpassed the United States in economic and diplomatic power in the Middle East.
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.
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