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Members of the Washington, D.C. government are sworn-in before testifying during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee's hearing about Congressional oversight of the Nation's Capital, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left stand D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Council Member Charles Allen, CFO Glen Lee, and D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Progressive politicians feel heat from voters fed up with crime

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference about the arrest of a suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, March 15, 2022, in Washington. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser's government has been struggling to handle steadily rising violent crime rates in recent years. Although police and city officials point out that overall crime rates have stayed steady, murders and carjackings have spiked — stoking public anxiety. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

D.C. Council member blames Mayor Bowser for pending loss of Wizards, Capitals to Virginia

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

D.C. Jail (File photo)

Early release, removal of most mandatory minimums proposed in D.C.’s overhauled criminal code

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words 'Black Lives Matter' that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, Police Union take issue with D.C. emergency police reforms

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

The D.C. Metro system was built as a "modern miracle" that "remains the secret to our region's success," said council member Charles Allen, who is proposing legislation to give city residents $100 a month on their SmarTrip cards. (Associated Press/File)

Charles Allen, D.C. Council member, to introduce bill to give Metro riders $100 a month

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Man found guilty in former father-in-law’s stabbing death

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Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen speaks during the District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Charles Allen rips Jessica Liu for skipping hate crime hearing

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

The D.C. Fire and EMS Department has long struggled with failing brakes and broken ladders in its aging fleet of engines, trucks, ambulances and rescue squad vehicles. (Associated Press/File)

Fire Departments in Washington, D.C., uses run-down trucks

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Patrick Mara, former executive director of the D.C. Republican Party, said, "The average voter is someone who voted for Hillary Clinton for president. You need to know how to effectively communicate with them. That's an extremely rare animal to find." (Associated Press/File)

D.C. Republican Party plots rise in Democrat-majority city

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, joined by from left, District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham, District of Columbia Council member Charles Allen, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, speaks at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. District of Columbia officials say they won't appeal a court ruling against a strict city gun law, setting the stage for it to become easier for gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the city. City officials announced their decision not to take the case to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

D.C. Council approves Fair Elections Act

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council voted unanimously to regulate how much a landlord can charge in late fees and how much time renters have before those fees can be applied. (Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. lawmakers push to change 2018 primary date to comply with federal law

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council voted unanimously to regulate how much a landlord can charge in late fees and how much time renters have before those fees can be applied. (Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council rejects emergency bill to give retention bonuses to retiring police officers

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser will take her oath of office as the seventh elected mayor of the District shortly before noon, along with D.C. Council members and the city's first elected attorney general. (Associated Press)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. council to be sworn in Friday

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Bag surcharge a detriment to D.C., study says

By Josh Brown - The Washington Times

CIA review of killings finds flaws

By Kimberly Dozier and Adam Goldman - Associated Press

CITIZEN JOURNALISM: ‘Nice lady’ dies outside shelter