DC families organize 'Recess at the Capitol' to protest federal spending bill
Organizers ask parents to bring their DCPS students, who are off school Thursday, to the Hart atrium to protest the $1 ...
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DC teachers and families urge senators to oppose slashing District budget
As a potential government shutdown looms, D.C. teachers and families visited the U.S. Capitol ... in Washington, D.C. It includes us,” one participant said. Organizers called the protest ...
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Thousands of veterans gearing up for march on National Mall
NowMarch, one of the leading organizers of the event, disseminated fliers on social media marketing the march as a “Capitol ... protests in 50 states under one movement against Trump. The ...
Parents and students speak out on DC budget cuts with 'Recess at the Capitol' rally, protest
D.C. parents and students stood up for D.C.'s budget Thursday by hosting "Recess at the Capitol." Since DC Public Schools ...
DC to remove Black Lives Matter mural after Republican lawmaker threatens funding cuts
The move comes as congressional Republicans threaten to revoke federal funding if the plaza is not repainted and renamed.
D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...
Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake, Taoiseach says
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s boycott of Washington DC’s St Patrick’s events was a “big mistake”, ...
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will retire in May
The former Montgomery and Fairfax county chief came out of retirement after the Jan. 6 riots and built up the Capitol Police ...
DC protests happening Wednesday, March 12
WASHINGTON — Two rallies are scheduled in D.C. Wednesday morning, one against cuts to the District’s budget and one against cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.