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.
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.
As the midterm elections approach, campaigns and candidates are looking for new ways to build excitement and keep young voters engaged.
Voters and campaigners at Marie Reed Elementary School in Adams Morgan discuss the importance of education in D.C. and the safety of kids getting to and from school.
Columbia Heights voters are divided over a bill that now sits on Mayor Bowser's desk.
As Pennsylvanians prepared to cast their votes in the state’s closely watched gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections, voters and political leaders across the aisle expressed concern about the state of democracy.
With just hours remaining in their midterm election campaigns, Pennsylvania’s leading Senate and gubernatorial candidates are traveling across the Commonwealth in a last-ditch effort to reach voters.
President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama took center stage in Philadelphia on Saturday to encourage voters to turn out for the tight U.S. Senate race and an election for governor on Tuesday.
Thaddeus Kirkland is is mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania and was a state representative for 24 years.
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