The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics today gave the OK to two recall petitions, one targeted at Mayor Vince Gray and the other at D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown. more ›

For anyone just waiting to sign those petitions to get a recall of Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown on the ballot, you'll have to wait two more weeks to do so. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown have responded to recall petitions that will begin circulating this week. more ›

You can say many things about Metrobuses. And now you can say one more thing. But hey, at least it's a good thing that Metro stations have bathrooms. more ›

As we reported earlier today, the paperwork seeking a recall of Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown was filed this morning. Below you can see the paperwork for yourself, including the reasons for the recall, located on the last page of each filing. more ›

In the wake of Harry Thomas, Jr.'s resignation from the D.C. Council, paperwork was filed this morning seeking the recall of Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown. more ›

At a presentation this morning, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) awarded grants to four H Street NE businesses they hope will expand daytime retail along the bustling nightlife strip. more ›

While fêting the opening of The Hamilton, a hulking restaurant and music venue at 14th and F streets NW, Mayor Vince Gray, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) answered—briefly, at least—questions about another item on the District's menu. more ›

The Hamilton, a sprawling, two-story restaurant and live music venue owned by the Clyde's Restaurant Group in the space previously occupied by the Borders Books and Music at 14th and F streets NW, received its official blessing today from District officials. more ›

The D.C. Council could take Harry Thomas, Jr.'s name off of the office directory and website, but it won't be as easy to exorcise some of the demons his corruption have revealed. more ›

After a day on which he was charged with two federal crimes, Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) resigned the seat he had held since first being elected in 2006. more ›

Given how badly 2011 went, Mayor Vince Gray better believe in symbolic new beginnings. But no number of attempts to reset his administration can mollify his most fervent opponents, who will seek to recall him from office this year. more ›

Nearly one year into his mayoralty, Vince Gray's report card is in, and it's not pretty. Kind of. A poll released overnight by Clarus reports sagging approval ratings for both the mayor and the D.C. Council. more ›

At his weekly press conference earlier today, Mayor Vince Gray signed into law a bill that strengthen's the city's "First Source" law requiring government-assisted projects to fill at least 51 percent of any jobs created with District residents. more ›

The D.C. Council approved a sweeping ethics reform package today that would establish a new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, tighten transparency requirements for elected officials, bar felons from running for office, strengthen oversight of city employees, and give the attorney general the power to charge elected officials accused of ethical offenses. more ›

At the D.C. Council this morning, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) introduced legislation that would make bath salts illegal in the District. And as our friends at We Love D.C. note, these aren't the type of bath salts that you might find at a Bed Bath & Beyond that we're talking about. more ›

Legislation that seeks to strengthen the District's ethics laws moved forward today, though its progress might be slowed by members of the D.C. Council who want more time to discuss, digest and debate it. more ›

Mike DeBonis follows up on FBI and IRS agents’ search of D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.’s home, a response to allegations that Thomas steered $300,000 of public money to his private use. DeBonis finds that Thomas continues to enjoy unwavering support from a select group of loyal backers and D.C. residents, despite increased federal scrutiny and a looming indictment. more ›

After D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown's temporary tags on his brand-new Prius were washed away by rain last week, he remedied the situation by getting himself some D.C. license plates. But not just any license plates! 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 ›

The vehicular hits just keep coming for D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown, don't they? 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 ›

Responding to the threat of a proposal from Congress to dictate how the city should vet its hires, the D.C. Council is moving forward quickly on legislation related to D.C. government hiring practices. more ›

Yesterday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced the proposal of legislation that would dictate D.C. government hiring practices. But it appears as if a little outreach from D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown has convinced Issa to reverse course. more ›

This week, Mayor Vince Gray introduced legislation to end a controversial practice of arresting drivers with expired registrations. Kristopher Baumann, chairman of the Fraternal Order of Police’s Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee, argues that the only reason the law may be changed is that a series of scandals have made Gray and the D.C. Council vulnerable to political pressure from both inside and outside the District. more ›

After a rash of incidents in which drivers were arrested by D.C. police for having lapsed registrations, pretty much everyone seems to think that a solution is necessary. The problem is that no one seems to be clear on where that solution will be coming from. more ›

For years, members of the D.C. Council have feuded over access to one of two luxury suites they have access to at the Verizon Center. But for the sake of the city's sanity and its bottom line, the D.C. GOP wants those tickets auctioned off. more ›

Under a new law proposed by D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown last week, District-based employers could no longer discriminate against someone for having been unemployed than they could for being black, gay, Jewish, or a woman. more ›

After a rough-and-tumble Tuesday, the D.C. Council did little to help itself today when its members opted to close a meeting to the press. Journalists present protested the move, which they claimed violated the District's Open Meetings Act. more ›