DC officials decry CR plan to strip district of funding: ‘Fiscal sabotage’
House Republicans announced their stopgap bill to fund the federal government on Saturday that included cutting the ...
Once a face of resistance, Bowser faces dilemma: Toe or draw the line
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has taken an often-measured, muted approach to Trump since the president returned to power and ...
D.C. Mayor Orders Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural She Commissioned After House GOP Threatens to Do It for Her
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will remove the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House amid heavy pressure from ...
D.C.’s Planned Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural Reflects Mayor’s Delicate Position
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision comes amid calls by the president and other Republicans for more federal control of the city.
Washington Post editorial board links DC mayor’s decision to remove BLM art to a ‘victory for the city’
The Washington Post editorial board said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to remove the "BLM Plaza" is good because it ...
“It’s very sad”: D.C. begins removal of ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural
The controversial mural, emblazoned on a downtown block of 16th Street, NW, in D.C. since 2020, is in the process of being ...
D.C. Mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday sounded alarm over what she described as a “$1.1 billion problem” in a plan rolled out by House Republicans to keep the government ...
Black Lives Matter Plaza to be renamed, DC mayor says
Once one of the fiercest advocates, the mayor said on Tuesday she no longer considers the plaza's name a priority.
D.C. Mayor Suggests Black Lives Matter Plaza Will Be Painted Over
The announcement came just a day after a Republican congressman introduced legislation threatening to withhold millions in ...
D.C. Mayor Declines Georgia Rep’s Proposal To Rename ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’
Mayor Muriel Bowser suggest that Georgia House Representative focus on the American people not the name of "Black Lives ...
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia ...
Trump tells DC mayor she must clean homeless encampments in the city
President Trump on Wednesday told Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser that she must clean homeless encampments in the city. “We have notified the Mayor of Washington, D.C., that she must clean ...