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 ...

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.

(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 ...

Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...

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 ...

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 ...