The Washington coat of arms featured three red stars above two red horizontal bars on a silver background, according to the website for Mount Vernon, Washington’s historic Virginia home.

Who governed Washington, D.C. before D.C. Home Rule: From 1874 to 1967, Washington, D.C. was governed by a three-member commission, all of whom were appointed by the president of the United States.

James and Hobdy were found guilty of charges including kidnapping, first-degree burglary, robbery and felony threats after a ...

President Donald Trump said if it was his call, the Washington Commanders would have never changed the team nickname.

Ms. Smith has now been confirmed as the District’s next police chief. Sadly, it can be expected that very little will change in how crime in the District of Columbia and its root causes are ...

(The Center Square) – Legislation has been introduced in Congress to repeal the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. have introduced ...

WASHINGTON ‒ For more than 50 years, the District of Columbia has had limited power to govern itself. Its residents don’t have a voting member in Congress and have long lobbied for statehood ...

This new proposal comes from Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles in a bill unveiled Friday that, if made law, would repeal the 1973 District of Columbia Home Rule Act — bipartisan legislation which ...

GRISALES: Ultimately, the voters of Washington's 3rd District will decide which candidate they'll send to Congress. But political divisions back home are not going anywhere anytime soon. Claudia ...