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More than two decades of work on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has helped earn Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., a plum new assignment in which she will play a major role in rewriting national surface transportation policy.
Proponents of greater budget autonomy for Washington, D.C., breathed a sigh of relief this week as they marked the end of Congress’ 35-day review period for a referendum giving the D.C. Council more control over local funds.
As Congress gets closer to the end of the fiscal year, a broad coalition of political and advocacy groups is urging appropriators to refrain from attaching policy riders that solely affect the District of Columbia to spending bills.
Dec. 12, 1958. D.C. Armory Board and the Interior Department sign the first lease for the District of Columbia Stadium.
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium isn’t a national monument, but it plays one in the hearts of many D.C. sports and history fans.
Congressional Cemetery was among the capital region historic sites to receive grant money through Partners in Preservation, an effort spearheaded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
With the Senate preparing to begin formal debate on a massive bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, the nation’s capital is pursuing immigration legislation of its own.
Nestled to the east of Capitol Hill near the banks of the Anacostia River is the Congressional Cemetery.
Even though everyone expected D.C. voters to overwhelmingly approve a referendum unlinking the local budget from congressional oversight in Tuesday’s special election, nobody seems to know what to expect next.
The hyper-local special election for a D.C. Council seat next week isn’t likely to get much attention from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Rand Paul has a broad portfolio, from foreign aid to speaking on behalf of the Tea Party Express. During the past two years, he has held up presidential nominations, forced votes on non-germane amendments and rankled some of the Senate’s old guard with his floor techniques and public profile.
When Natwar Gandhi steps down in June after serving for more than a decade as the District of Columbia’s chief financial officer, he’ll leave behind a legacy of having helped lift the city from a financial slump to become a booming economic engine.
Although local officials have set up a pivotal vote in April to advance D.C. budget autonomy, lawmakers could conceivably act on the matter first on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill’s councilmember, Tommy Wells, is on the brink of launching his 2014 mayoral campaign.
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