Phil Mendelson

D.C.’s local government has passed sweeping police reform legislation amid historic protests in the city after the killing of George Floyd.  The D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency legislation Tuesday to limit use of force by police, release body camera footage more quickly and limit the role of the police union in the police disciplinary process.  The council voted to...

The D.C. mayor council shared new legislation Monday that would aim to reduce misconduct and expand accountability for police in the District. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Emergency legislation set to go before D.C.’s local government Tuesday would ban chokeholds by police, speed up the release of police body camera footage and boost funding for alternative measures to reduce and respond to crime.  D.C.’s mayor, police chief and council chairman said Monday they believe the bill will pass but pushed back against the call to “defund...

The chairman of the Washington, D.C., Council has urged a member saddled with allegations of wrongdoing to resign before a formal vote to expel him from office.

The majority of D.C. Council members say they will vote to remove Jack Evans from office. If the final vote goes the same way, it will be the first time that the D.C. Council has voted to remove one if its own. Mark Segraves reports.

Questions are mounting over whether D.C.’s longest-serving elected official violated ethics rules or even broke the law. News4’s Mark Segraves talked to other lawmakers about the growing troubles for D.C. Councilman Jack Evans.

“Columbus enslaved, colonized, mutilated, and massacred thousands of Indigenous People in the Americas,” Council Member David Grosso said in a statement.

D.C. Public Schools clarified its policy on medical marijuana, saying health professionals will administer medical marijuana to students in schools.

D.C. Public Schools will permit students to use medical marijuana in school. Mark Segraves reports on an 11-year-old girl who uses medical marijuana to prevent seizures.

In a Gallup poll conducted in June, 64 percent of respondents said they opposed statehood for D.C.

The D.C. Council voted to strip Council member Jack Evans of his chairmanship of the powerful Committee on Finance and Revenue. Mark Segraves reports.

Council member Jack Evans made a surprise statement to the D.C. Council Tuesday demanding an opportunity to defend himself before a vote to strip him of a powerful committee post.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans asked the council for the opportunity to defend himself against allegations of corruption. Mark Segraves reports.

The chairman of the D.C. Council says there will be an independent investigation on council member Jack Evans to find out if he violated ethics rules. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Speaking to Laura Ingraham in a Fox News interview on June 14, McConnell spoke about his opposition to statehood for either Washington, D.C., or Puerto Rico, saying the push is part of a larger effort by House Democrats to pass “socialist” policies like the Green New Deal and Medicare-for-all.

The street outside NASA HQ is being renamed to honor three black female scientists who helped take NASA to space.

Medical marijuana is legal in D.C. — But city employees with prescription cards could still lose their jobs if they use it.

Mark Segraves reports on contradictions in D.C. government policy that may not be doing enough to protect employees who use medical marijuana from discrimination, even as they are legally allowed to use the drug for medical purposes.