NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city's home rule under President Trump's second term and the planned removal of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

DC's Department of Transportation will begin removing the mural and renaming the street Monday. The project will close parts of 16th Street NW for 6 to 8 weeks.

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has taken an often-measured, muted approach to Trump since the president returned to power and ...

Corporations such as Facebook, Amazon and Target have eagerly followed the president's lead. But consumer boycotts show much ...

Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering ...

DDOT has announced plans to reconstruct Black Lives Matter Plaza, a move that will temporarily close sections of 16th Street ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it wants to improve travel safety in the nation’s capital, with a series of letters to D.C.’s mayor and the heads of Amtrak and Metro.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser provoked a firestorm this week when she announced that her administration would paint over the ...

Washington, D.C. crews began clearing out homeless encampments Friday, just two days after President Donald Trump warned ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will remove the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House amid heavy pressure from ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is defending her decision to paint over Black Lives Matter Plaza. Bowser announced on Tuesday plans ...