Word from the Washington Convention Center today is that a D.C. Council retreat -- awkwardly timed to coincide with Valentine's Day -- featured yet another shouting match and expletives hurled between Councilmembers David Catania (I-At Large) and Marion Barry (D-Ward 8). more ›

After four months, Emily Miller finally got her gun. But the Washington Times scribe and D.C. resident isn't content just basking in her newfound status as a gun owner -- she wants to make the process easier for everyone else. more ›

This afternoon the D.C. Council overwhelmingly voted to repeal the District's first-in-the-nation Internet gambling program. more ›

While we may get up to an inch of snow tomorrow, today the D.C. Council voted to table a proposed law that would force more residents to shovel their walks. more ›

It seems that Internet gambling in the District is going back to the drawing board. more ›

Amidst ongoing controversy over whether its high-end app-based livery service is legal or not, Uber has hired a well-connected D.C. lawyer to represent its interests and argue on its behalf. more ›

Whether you want to call it "iGaming," "Internet gambling" or "non-traditional games," the District's first-of-its-kind online gambling program faced withering criticism from members of the D.C. Council at a hearing yesterday. more ›

Emily Miller is finally going to get her gun, and she wants to tell the D.C. Council how difficult the whole process was. more ›

A D.C. Council hearing on Internet gambling today has attracted 117 public witnesses. While that's a lot, it's not as many as have showed up to speak on other controversial issues. more ›

Even though Internet gambling has been legal in the District since early 2011, it remains but an idea that hasn't yet become reality. Ongoing controversy over how it came to be has led its proponents to hold off on implementing it, and tomorrow a D.C. Council committee will hold a hearing on legislation that would repeal it altogether. more ›

If the issue were left to public opinion alone, it looks like the District would have all-yellow cabs. more ›

Last week, D.C. and Virginia officials gathered to talk about a vital cross-border issue: rats. No, really. more ›

The race to fill the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council once held by Harry Thomas, Jr. is off, and just about everyone is getting involved. more ›

Thanks to Ken Cuccinelli and Rush Limbaugh, there are a lot of people out there who seem to be convinced that D.C. is smuggling its rats into Virginia. more ›

If you own a baseball or football team, getting the attention of your local D.C. legislators isn't particularly hard. If you own a soccer team, well, good luck with that. more ›

The D.C. Council voted today to limit the number of medical marijuana cultivation centers in Ward 5 to six, possibly throwing another wrench in the works of a program that has already been slow to get off the ground. more ›

Former Ward 1 and At-Large D.C. Council candidate Bryan Weaver and Ward 7 ANC Commissioner Sylvia Brown are planning on filing paperwork this afternoon that would put a measure banning corporate contributions to electoral campaigns before District voters this November. more ›

Marylanders may be hoping to get same-sex marriage this year, but one member of the D.C. Council wants to make it easier for same-sex marriages performed here to be ended. more ›

Despite having failed to get the necessary votes last year, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) still hopes to pass a bill that would effectively dismantle a gas station monopoly operating in the District. more ›

Though he pleaded guilty to two federal crimes and gave up his Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council late last week, Harry Thomas, Jr. hasn't technically left office. That was one of the surprising takeaways from a crowded meeting in Ward 5 last night to discuss a special election to replace Thomas. 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 ›

Two of the strongest provisions of a new D.C. ethics bill likely won't go into effect until later this year, if not early 2013. more ›

If there's one thing that Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) does well even today, it's drive anyone who can't vote him out of office insane. more ›

Despite "flash robs" not being much of a problem in the District, Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) doesn't want to take any chances. more ›

At the Wilson Building this morning Mayor Vince Gray and members of the D.C. Council were peppered with questions about reports that Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. is preparing to resign. more ›

In news that's likely to lead the day, WUSA9 reported late last night that embattled Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) has told close confidantes and colleagues that he'll resign as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors over $300,000 in city funds he allegedly used on personal expenses like a luxury SUV and travel. more ›

The Post has got some intimate details on why a candidate for the Ward 7 seat on the D.C. Council was arrested in December, while the City Paper went ahead and Xtranormalized it. more ›

Tomorrow the D.C. Council meets for its first legislative session of the year. It is expected to consider legislation dealing with SATs, debt and snow shoveling. 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 ›

Phew! It's been quite the year, huh? In this periodic end-of-the-year series, we look at the people and places that made 2011 what it was. In this installment, it's SUVs and CSFs. more ›