As DC fights Congress over its budget, a look back at how we got here
Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...
DC fears revenue cliff as Congress debates its financial future
The House spending bill holds the city's budget at fiscal year 2024 numbers, even though the District's 2025 budget is based ...
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren't made before crash
When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the ...
Reparations fight hits Congress as GOP looks to defund new DC task force
House Republicans are unveiling a new bill to stop federal funds to any state or local area that pays for slavery reparations ...
DC faces $1 billion in budget cuts, with Black communities set to bear the heavy burdens if Congress approves deal
Republican-led budget cuts could trigger layoffs for teachers, police, and EMS in D.C.: “People are gonna feel that right ...
Washington Post editorial board links DC mayor’s decision to remove BLM art to a ‘victory for the city’
The Washington Post editorial board said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to remove the "BLM Plaza" is good because it ...
Congressional districts beyond the DC area expecting fallout from DOGE cuts
More than 80% of the federal workforce lives outside of the Washington area, and they have been hard hit by layoffs.
Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders ‘can’t do the job’
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 ...
Could DC merge with Maryland? Congressman proposes an escape from ‘MAGA colonialism’
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 ...
Washington, DC, Region Braces for ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Congress
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.
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How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.
Local officials point out that the city collected the tax revenue necessary to cover its 2025 $21.2 billion operating budget, so the congressional measure, if passed, would simply stop Washington ...
Washington, DC, to remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ painting from street near White House, mayor says
The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the ...