Ryan M. McDermott

D.C. government vastly overpaid for snow removal services last year, new audit says

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser vastly overpaid for snow removal services last year, spending tens of millions of dollars on the city's credit card, but made no effort to negotiate better rates as last January's winter storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on the District, according to a new audit.

January 11, 2017

Will Campos, ex-PG County delegate, pleads guilty to federal bribery charges

A former Maryland delegate from Prince George's County has pleaded guilty to federal charges of taking bribes in exchange for county grant funds.

January 10, 2017

D.C. officials vow to fight for uninsured if Obamacare repeal passes

D.C. officials have vowed not to leave the city's most vulnerable residents without health insurance if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, despite the possibility of a $623 million shortfall for health care in the District.

January 9, 2017

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor: Obamacare repeal to cost the city more than $600M

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser warned Congress Friday that repealing the Affordable Care Act would cost the city more than $600 million dollars per year.

January 6, 2017

D.C. moves to close loophole in GPS monitoring of criminals

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday signed into law a measure that will close a loophole that had allowed criminals to tamper with their GPS monitoring devices without facing additional punishment.

January 4, 2017

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, releases police body camera footage of Christmas Day shooting

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has released police body camera footage of a fatal police-involved shooting on Christmas Day in Northeast.

January 4, 2017

Eleanor Holmes Norton presses Paul Ryan for full voting rights in House

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton called on House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to restore some of her voting rights on the House floor as the 115th Congress convened Tuesday.

January 3, 2017

D.C.’s 2016 homicide rate declines with overall crime

The District has continued to record some of its highest homicide counts in seven years, despite a double-digit decline compared with 2015.

December 29, 2016

D.C. inauguration business revenue estimated at $1 billion

The District stands to gain more than $1 billion in revenue from hotels, restaurants and retail stores, with over 1 million people set to descend on the city for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump next month.

December 28, 2016

Muriel Bowser critics gain power on D.C. Council

A reshuffling of committee chairmanships on the D.C. Council has diminished much of Mayor Muriel Bowser's legislative influence as old allies leave and new stars rise to lead reformulated panels.

December 27, 2016

Tricia McCauley, missing D.C. yoga instructor and actress, found dead in her car

Metropolitan Police have arrested a Prince George's County man and charged him with murder in the death of a D.C. yoga instructor and actress who had gone missing on Christmas Day.

December 27, 2016

Record number expected to leave D.C. area for holidays

The D.C. region will see "an exodus of biblical proportions," with nearly 2.4 million people taking to the roads this holiday -- the highest number on record and a more than 2 percent increase over last year, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend.

December 21, 2016

D.C. family leave bill passes council with veto-proof vote

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation that would create the nation's most generous paid family leave program, sending the bill to Mayor Muriel Bowser to sign into law.

December 20, 2016

D.C. paid family leave amendment privatizes funding

Two D.C. Council members are making a last-minute push to transform how paid family leave would be funded under a bill set to win final approval Tuesday.

December 19, 2016

Metro board compromises on late-night service cuts after SafeTrack repairs

Metro will extend late-night service cuts until 2019 to allow more maintenance hours after the systemwide overhaul known as SafeTrack ends in June.

December 15, 2016

D.C. Council agenda increasingly mirrors liberal West

In crafting legislation, D.C. lawmakers are looking west -- to the West Coast, that is.

December 13, 2016

2 D.C. Metro rail cars decouple from train during rush hour

Two Metro rail cars on the red line separated from their train near the Twinbrook station Monday morning forcing passengers to offload and walk the tracks to safety.

December 12, 2016

MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino filled to capacity since opening

Maryland's sixth and newest casino opened Thursday night to a capacity crowd -- and has been filled to capacity since then.

December 11, 2016

Groups want D.C. Public Schools chancellor pick to equalize achievement

Parents, teachers, union leaders and education activists greeted Mayor Muriel Bowser's nominee for D.C. Public Schools chancellor at a public legislative hearing on Thursday with a single directive: Close the achievement gap.

December 8, 2016

Nationals Park LED billboards concern Southwest waterfront residents

Some residents of the Southwest waterfront fear the neighborhood could be pestered by flashing billboards after the D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a measure that allows the Washington Nationals to install massive LED ads on the baseball stadium's exterior walls.

December 7, 2016