#Washington DC

D.C.’s public health measures — like mask mandates, indoor dining closures, and capacity limits on businesses — helped the city mitigate the spread of coronavirus last fall and winter better than nearly every other state, according to a new report from the Office of the D.C. Auditor. The District ranked...

A photojournalist won a settlement in his lawsuit against D.C. police, who he says violated his civil rights by arresting him as he covered a Black Lives Matter protest in August. After his arrest, photojournalist and documentarian Kian Kelley-Chung told News4 his cameras and cellphone were seized while he was...

The divided House Thursday passed legislation to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state and to grant its more than 700,000 residents full representation in Congress. The strictly party-line vote in the House was 216 to 208, with all Republicans rejecting the statehood bill, dubbed H.R. 51. The legislation has the support from President Biden but faces long odds of passing in the 50-50 split Senate.

CBS News continues its series "Eye on Earth: Our Planet in Peril," a week of special coverage on our changing planet. On Earth Day, CBS News is shining a light on an ever-growing threat in the nation's capital: rising waters. Every spring, the cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin in...

Democrats in the House voted on Thursday to make portions of Washington, DC, the 51st US state.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly voted, for the second time in less than a year, to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending it to the Senate where it faces stiff Republican opposition. By a vote of 216-208, the Democratic-controlled House approved the initiative with...

ART DECO: Kick off your weekend by engaging in the first day of the 2021 Washington DC Modernism Show. The Art Deco Society of Washington’s show’s original in-person plans had to be scrapped, so “The Show Must Go Online.” The art sale includes pieces from various design movements, including art nouveau and Scandanavian modern. The show will technically close Monday at 3 a.m. EST for you night owls. (9 a.m. through Sunday; free entry)

It’s difficult to walk around Washington, DC, without spotting at least one car with a license plate reading “taxation without representation.” The callback to the American Revolution’s rallying cry is also a reference to the reality that the roughly 700,000 people who reside in the nation’s capital have no representation in Congress despite paying federal taxes.

A group of House Republicans spoke out on Tuesday against a Democratic proposal to grant statehood to Washington, DC, which does not have voting representation in Congress.

Water levels near the nation’s capital are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the East Coast, putting the Tidal Basin’s cherry blossom trees at risk. Ben Tracy reports for CBS News series’ Eye on Earth: Our Planet in Peril.

When one mentions Washington DC, to outsiders, a few predictable images come to mind: the White House; monuments and museums; endless bureaucracy; and the never-ending soap opera that is US politics. What doesn't often come up, however, is food. Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks. New York has its bagels, pizza and...

WASHINGTON (WJRT) - Congressman John Moolenaar does not support turning Washington, D.C. into the 51st state. In fact, he said the U.S. Constitution specifically prohibits the nation’s capitol from being counted among the states, so it must remain an independent district. The U.S. House voted 216-208 mostly along party lines...

The House will vote on a bill to admit Washington, D.C. as the 51st state later this month, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a letter to colleagues on Tuesday. Although the measure is expected to pass in the House, it will likely stall in the Senate, as most Republicans have expressed opposition to admitting the nation's capital as a state.

A free D.C. Internet program created last fall to connect thousands of low-income students is still only at a fraction of its capacity more than seven months after rollout. Since September, D.C.’s $3.3-million Internet for All program has “received interest” from about 9,000 households of the 25,000 the program can serve for a year — just 36 percent, according to the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

The U.S. Marshals Service flew unmanned drones over Washington, D.C., in response to last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, documents obtained by The Intercept via the Freedom of Information Act show. The documents — two brief, heavily redacted emails — indicate the Marshals flew the drones over Washington on June...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Today's consumer alert concerns what we feed our babies. Washington, D.C. District Attorney Karl A. Racine is taking Beech-Nut Nutrition Company to court. He filed the lawsuit this week. Beech-Nut's slogan is "real food for babies." The commercials say it's wholesome, natural and safe. But this...