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Congressional candidates Boafo and McClain Delaney win primaries, while local races are tighter

D.C. lawmakers finalize new budget, temporarily reversing big cuts and opening primaries to independent voters

The Politics Hour: A historic D.C. primary election and Montgomery County voting on new leadership

A new era for D.C. politics

The Politics Hour: A historic D.C. primary election and Montgomery County voting on new leadership

Early results show Lewis George poised to win Democratic primary for D.C. mayor

D.C. voters head to the polls for high-stakes mayoral primary

WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. primary elections, Juneteenth and Capital Pride

A busy summer schedule taxes an overstretched Secret Service

D.C. Voter Guide 2026: Who’s running in the D.C. Council’s ward-level races?

A mailer highlighting a Ward 1 Council candidate’s past criticisms of Biden is ratcheting up tensions

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Get Out There: Streateries

An obscure race to control the D.C. Democratic Party comes with high stakes and controversy

The Trump administration’s D.C. makeover is costing taxpayers millions with no-bid contracts

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Ranked choice voting is coming to D.C. elections. How does it all work?

D.C. lawmakers plan to reverse budget cuts proposed by Mayor Bowser

WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. Council tackles a delayed budget, preventing ticks from biting into your summer and the politics of streateries

Barred in D.C. on mayoral candidates’ views on tipped minimum wage, streateries, and favorite restaurants

Get Out There: Summertime for the D.C. region’s jazz scene

Four years after losing office, Elissa Silverman is mounting a D.C. Council comeback. Will voters give her another chance?

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