With a new D.C. statehood bill in Congress, the idea of the District becoming a state is back in the spotlight.

(The Center Square) – Forty-one Democratic senators have introduced legislation establishing statehood for the District of Columbia. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would give statehood to the nation’s capital, giving its citizens full congressional ...

All individuals held in the D.C. jail on charges and convictions related to the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol have been released.

A contingent of 23 troopers helped officers with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, staffing a detail that kept them on Pennsylvania Avenue for 15 hours on inauguration day, according to Rhode Island State Police Maj. John Allen, who commands the organization's uniformed division.

The District of Columbia ... as are many of the nation's monuments and museums. Washington, D.C. hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of the World Bank, the International ...

Although the inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump was moved​ into the highly fortified and secured U.S. Capitol, helicopters will still be a key tool for D.C. Police.

Nikki Haley wins District of Columbia’s GOP primary ... as Republican governors send migrant buses to Washington Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday ...

Three police officers were shot and a suspect killed in a shooting in Washington D.C. on Monday, police said. The incident occurred in an apartment building in the 300 block of Florida Avenue NE at around 4.30 a.m.

Animal rescuers in Washington, D.C., teamed up with police and firefighters to rescue a deer stranded in the icy Potomac River.

NZCBI Director Brandie Smith introduced the pandas to visitors, declaring the Zoo the “District of Panda.” “For over 50 years, giant pandas have been an integral part of the fabric and culture of Washington, D.C., thanks in large part to the support ...

The military airplane taking Joe Biden and his family to a respite in California started taxiing just before 2 p.m.

Washington, D.C. officials are preparing for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which will be held on Monday, Jan. 20.