The District is a step closer to being able to more flexibly schedule it's own elections, but it's still a mighty big step. more ›

A bill that would allow the District more flexibility in scheduling its elections may finally move forward in Congress. more ›

On a day in which U.S. Park Police methodically inspected the Occupy D.C. encampment in McPherson Square for violations of no-camping rules, tension could often be felt between police and protesters. But for D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the day evolved better than could have been expected. more ›

The T Street Station Post Office is moving up the block, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced in a press release yesterday. The mail depot, she said, will be relocating to the Franklin D. Reeves Center at 14th and U streets. more ›

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is telling her Republican colleagues in Congress to keep their hands off the D.C. World War I Memorial and not turn it into a national monument. more ›

Today Wikipedia and other sites have gone dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. Call your representatives and senators to let them know how you feel! Oh, right. more ›

Following the resignation of Harry Thomas Jr. from the D.C. Council, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said she'd like to see a special election in Ward 5 happen the same day as the District's primary votes, but that an anonymous senator is holding up her bill that would make it possible. more ›

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in a press release today that she'll be meeting with officials from the National Park Service and Architect of the Capitol to "seek clarification" on the recent transfer of oversight over Union Square from the former to the latter. more ›

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall are requesting a full audit of the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, which oversees the train hub. more ›

Today the Post looked at the net worths of current and former members of Congress, as the wealth gap between elected officials and ordinary Americans continues to grow. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is doing just fine. more ›

Eleanor Holmes Norton is taking applications for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. more ›

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ceremonially kicked off her re-election campaign during a speech on Saturday, reports The Hoya. more ›

Today, D.C. leadership stated that they "regret" they cannot support Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-CA) proposal to afford the city more budgetary control at the expense of abortion funding. more ›

Tucked away in a sea of memorial is a small yet distinguished structure that recognizes the ultimate sacrifice of 455 District residents in World War I: the District of Columbia War Memorial. more ›

The D.C. War Memorial is charmingly modest, a comparatively small silhouette on the National Mall that for years has been neglected while tucked away in its quiet grove on the north side of Independence Avenue. In 2009, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were allocated to renovate the memorial. It's been closed to visitors for the past year while repairs were being made. On November 10, the D.C. War Memorial will re-open. more ›

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced today that a congressional committee had given approval to a bill that would allow a massive redevelopment of the Southwest Waterfront to take place. more ›

The last time we checked in with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), he was proposing a 535-person exemption to the District's prohibition on concealed guns so that legislators could protect themselves from criminals and crazed constituents. Needless to say, that didn't fly. But Gohmert is at it again, this time trying to impose a concealed carry law upon the city. more ›

At his monthly breakfast with the D.C. Council yesterday, Mayor Vince Gray and some of his top aides celebrated what they said was a huge step towards budget autonomy for the District -- a congressional spending bill that lets the city spend its own money. more ›

There's simply nothing glorious about most D.C. internships, nor will there much to crow about in a congressional internship program that D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton seeks to create. more ›

Good morning, Washington. We're on the brink of the symbolic end of summer. Labor Day traditionally signals the conclusion of our dog days, the retiring of certain white attire, and the ushering in of cooler weather. But, of course, Labor Day is much more than a seasonal marker or a fashion barometer; in a year when public sector unions and their opponents were often in the spotlight, this weekend could be a good time to brush up on your holiday history. more ›

During a brief break from the debtsanity on the Hill yesterday, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton decided to head over the Eastern Market to pick up her "usual stock" of bananas and flowers. On her way back, Norton's Ford Fusion hybrid was bumped by a police cruiser on North Carolina Avenue SE. more ›

We spend a lot of time bemoaning and examining the complicated relationship between the District and Congress. But our status is such that even quibbles between congressional committees can hold up our budget. more ›

The official D.C. bird is the wood thrush. The official D.C. flower is the American Beauty Rose. And now, D.C. will have an official cocktail: the Rickey, joining Louisiana (the Sazerac) as the only other state place to have an official cocktail. more ›

Starting later this year, D.C. parks, pools and recreation centers will be able to accept corporate sponsorship and ads. Today, we got a sense of what that might actually look like in practice. more ›

To D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, they were the "tattooed people." But to the hundreds of residents that showed up in Dupont Circle yesterday to show off their D.C. flag tattoos, they were simply proud of their city and willing to show it. more ›

That's right, the District's long-serving congressional Delegate turns 74 today. In lieu of cake, we thought we'd share one of our favorite moments in basic cable history -- Norton's appearance on the July 27, 2006 episode of The Colbert Report, in which she tried to explain the District's unique condition to the titular anchorman. more ›

Eleanor Holmes Norton, in her time as D.C. Delegate, has always been one of the National Mall's most strident supporters. So it's hardly surprising that Norton wants to use the recent dancing demonstrations at the Jefferson Memorial as a leaping point to promote public use of the grounds. more ›

People, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is fired up. (I mean, just check out that image to the right. Fierce!) more ›

We've noted that the congressional ban on the District's ability to spend funds on needle exchange programs -- which was lifted in 2007, only to be brought back to life by House Republicans in February -- can have a negative effect on the health of many around the District. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, however, isn't mincing words on the subject. more ›