Meet D.C.'s most dedicated chess teacher
Vaughn Bennett is fighting to give young Black students an equal shot at competitive chess.
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State of the unions: The shutdown made it harder to say ‘I do’ in D.C.
The congressional spending fight shuttered the office that issues marriage licenses in the city.
Is the long saga of the ride-hailing app Empower finally over?
The company, which claims to provide a better service than Uber or Lyft, has been defying regulators for five years.
D.C. breweries fear a new bottle-deposit bill could sink their businesses
Lawmakers are considering the measure to help clean up the Anacostia River.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Curfews and closed doors
The D.C. Council rejected a bill extending the youth curfew. Until it didn't.
International teachers face uncertainty as DCPS backtracks on green card help
More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.
Capital punishment: What it means that Trump reinstated the death penalty in D.C.
D.C. did away with the death penalty 44 years ago, but the president is bringing it back.
The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for D.C.
You can’t legally get married, for one, and the city’s economy will take a hit.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Over overspending
The end of D.C.’s growing budgets is ushering in new talks of fiscal discipline.
This week in the D.C. takeover: So what happens now?
Plus: Solving the mystery of a new helicopter, and trying to get Congress to cough up more money for police.
Frozen out: Beloved D.C. ice rink faces uncertain future after $40 million rebuild
The Fort Dupont Ice Arena remains closed, and the group that ran it says D.C. has mismanaged its reconstruction.
Wilson Building Bulletin: The Commanders get their stadium
And we’ve got some takeaways from our five months of watching the debates and discussions.
The D.C. Council is back. Here's what lawmakers are up to.
Trayon White returns, final votes on the Commanders stadium deal, and a controversial housing bill.