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Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

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Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

2:32pm October 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, seen here in 2019, announced Tuesday that Washington is suing Amazon for alleged antitrust violations.

D.C. Sues Amazon, Accusing It Of Inflating Prices And Abusing Its Monopoly

5:07pm May 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine takes issue with Amazon's policies for third-party sellers that prevent them from selling products for lower prices elsewhere.

Amelia Hunt (left), principal of Stevens Early Learning Center in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Craig DeWolfe, a hospitalist at Children's National.

Guards, Generosity, Patience: A Volunteer Effort To Vaccinate Public School Workers

6:05pm February 21, 2021

In Washington, D.C., hospital staff vaccinated 1,750 public school workers in one day. It was a hard-won success amid a fragmented nationwide vaccination campaign fraught with challenges.

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Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS Lt. Keishea Jackson gets a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shot on Thursday.

Maryland, Virginia To Send Extra COVID-19 Vaccine To D.C., Tripling Its Allotment

9:18pm December 18, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

D.C.'s mayor urged the federal government to send more medicine to no avail. Now the states are sharing their supply to vaccinate health care workers who work in the capital but live elsewhere.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that a member of her staff died from COVID-19, as the number of positive cases of coronavirus climbed to 271 in the nation's capital.

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D.C. Mayor Says Lack Of Stimulus Funds 'Infuriating' While Staffer Dies Of COVID-19

5:18pm March 27, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Mayor Muriel Bowser says a member of her Office of Legal Counsel died from coronavirus complications Friday. She also says she talked to the president about getting more coronavirus funding.

A December 2016 file photo of the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. The lawsuit is at the center of a lawsuit brought by Maryland and the District of Columbia governments against President Trump, arguing that his stake in the hotel vi

Politics & Government

Subpoenas Coming Soon In Trump Emoluments Lawsuit

6:00pm December 03, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia are preparing to move forward with discovery in their lawsuit alleging Trump is violating the U.S. Constitution's emoluments clause.

Demonstrators clashed with police on Inauguration Day last year, resulting in more than 200 arrests. The last of those cases have now been dismissed by prosecutors.

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Prosecutors Will Drop Remaining Cases From Inauguration Day Riots

9:23pm July 06, 2018

by Maggie Penman

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has moved to dismiss all of the remaining cases related to demonstrations on Inauguration Day in January 2017.

Washington, D.C., is competing against its suburbs in Virginia and Maryland for Amazon's second headquarters.

D.C. Un-United: Amazon's Second HQ Pits City Vs. Its Suburbs

1:16pm May 04, 2018

Amazon is working on a whittled-down list of cities where it might build the second headquarters. Among the bidders, Washington, D.C., stands out for competing against two of its next-door neighbors.

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Inauguration Day protesters left behind signs, but authorities said they also left a trail of destruction from rioting. A jury disagreed in the first trial over the demonstrations.

Jury Finds First Batch Of Inauguration Protesters Not Guilty Of Riot Charges

5:34pm December 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

More than 180 demonstrators face trial over protests on Jan. 20. The first six defendants have been found not guilty in a verdict that could have implications for prosecutors' strategies.

Police and protesters face off on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., during President Trump's inauguration. More than 200 people were arrested and charged with rioting. Jury selection began Wednesday, and opening statements in the first trials are set to begin

First Trials Begin For Those Charged Over Inauguration Day Rioting

3:47pm November 15, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Justice Department is prosecuting nearly 200 cases of felony rioting, and the defendants could face decades of jail time if convicted. Jury selection for six defendants started today.