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D.C. offering free Bikeshare during Metrorail disruption

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2021, file photo, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question during a coronavirus update at a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

D.C. requiring COVID-19 shots for adults in schools, child care centers

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

A Seattle Police officer holds a broom as he cleans up broken glass outside the East Precinct Building, Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Seattle. Protesters broke windows at the building earlier in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

D.C., Seattle now seek more funds to hire cops after cutting police budgets last year

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2021, file photo, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question during a coronavirus update at a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

D.C. to require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2021, file photo, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question during a coronavirus update at a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Washington, D.C., to lift coronavirus restrictions on most activities Friday

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, a photographer lines up her shot at the National Mall reflecting pool as the sun begins to rise behind the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. With COVID-19 numbers trending positive, officials in the nation’s capital have announced a pandemic reopening timeline that would see all indoor capacity limits eliminated by early June, but with mask requirements still in place. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

DC aims for full reopening, with masks, by June 11

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2020, file photo provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C., the Washington Monument and the White House are visible behind the words Black Lives Matter painted in bright yellow letters on the 16th Street, in Washington. (Khalid Naji-Allah/Executive Office of the Mayor via AP)

Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C. to become permanent art installation: Mayor Bowser

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question during a coronavirus update at a news conference in Washington. Bowser announced April 26, that she is relaxing a number of COVID-19 restrictions after more than a year of virus lockdown. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Washington, DC, to loosen virus restrictions this weekend

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser arrives to give a coronavirus update at a news conference, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, eases vaccine rules, says all adults eligible by May 1

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Members of the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals kneel and hold a piece of black fabric before an opening day baseball game at Nationals Park, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

D.C. to allow 5,000 fans at Nationals Park for opening day

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Members of the National Guard walk past the Dome of the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Inauguration lockdown deals another blow to struggling D.C. businesses

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

DC National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting protesters. It's been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FBI bulletin warning of armed protests raises security concerns

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, in Washington. Federal prosecutors say a retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol was arrested Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Texas. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Muriel Bowser asks Americans not to come to D.C. for Inauguration Day

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor: Indoor dining ban ‘likely’ to be extended amid chaos at Capitol

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

DC mayor pushes for increased security around inauguration

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Members of the National Guard arrive to secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Muriel Bowser demands Congress give her command of D.C. National Guard after ‘terrorism’ at Capitol

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Robert J. Contee III, shown here, will serve as the new acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Dec. 22, 2020. (Photo courtesy the Metropolitan Police Department)

D.C. mayor names Robert Contee as new acting police chief

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during an event to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to frontline workers at Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, to name Robert Contee as the new acting police chief: Report

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this file photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Lawsuit prompts D.C. mayor to loosen church capacity limits

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this file photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., sues Mayor Muriel Bowser over coronavirus rules

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times