DC mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) sounded alarm Monday over what she described as a “$1.1 billion problem” in a plan ...
DC officials decry CR plan to strip district of funding: ‘Fiscal sabotage’
Leaders in Washington, D.C., condemned a Republican-led continuing resolution that would cut the district’s 2025 budget by 16 ...
D.C. Mayor Orders Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural She Commissioned After House GOP Threatens to Do It for Her
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will remove the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House amid heavy pressure from ...
D.C.’s Planned Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural Reflects Mayor’s Delicate Position
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision comes amid calls by the president and other Republicans for more federal control of the city.
DC faces $1 billion in budget cuts as House bill threatens DC autonomy
The District of Columbia could face a $1 billion budget shortfall after House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution ...
DC mayor treads carefully as Trump and Hill GOP threaten capital city’s budget, autonomy
As DC Council members roamed the halls of Congress on Monday, lobbying GOP lawmakers against a federal funding bill that ...
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia ...
Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay
While she may be willing to negotiate secondary items with the Trump administration, there is one issue Bowser will not budge on: D.C. statehood.
Trump puts pin in plan to sign DC takeover executive order — for now
President Donald Trump has put aside an executive order that would have empowered the federal government to take over, D.C. — for now. Trump’s decision coincides with District of ...
D.C. Mayor Suggests Black Lives Matter Plaza Will Be Painted Over
The announcement came just a day after a Republican congressman introduced legislation threatening to withhold millions in ...
Black Lives Matter Plaza to be renamed, DC mayor says
Once one of the fiercest advocates, the mayor said on Tuesday she no longer considers the plaza's name a priority.
DC Black Lives Matter Plaza to get new look, replace street mural as part of 'evolution'
Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza will soon have the iconic yellow letters painted over and be renamed, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.