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D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (The Washington Times)

MILLER: Washington warms to gun-toting tourists

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Dwayne Hogue made a wrong turn from in March 2011 and headed into the District from Maryland, where his gun was legal. His car was pulled over by police, and he was arrested for having a firearm. The D.C. Council Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing this week on cases like his. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. will revisit gun law for outsiders

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson holds a media briefing to discuss topics which may come up during a legislative meeting to be held on Wednesday, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 18, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Mendelson sees confidence gap for D.C. Council

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray meets Monday with Jonathon Perrelli, managing director of the business incubator Fortify. Mr. Gray is looking to tech companies to diversify the nongovernment economy in the nation’s capital. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Gray defends vision of D.C. tech hub

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

DCPS lifts ban notices from school grounds

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

Initiative 70 delivered 30,000 signatures to ban corporate contributions to local politicians during a press conference held at Judiciary Square on Monday, July 9, 2012, in the District (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

Petition to vote on banning corporate political donations fails

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a Democrat, says the city has gone through a detailed, science-based review of its breath-testing program since it "fell apart" two years ago. On Tuesday, the council will vote on reviving the program as part of "a fairly busy" agenda before the summer recess. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to consider breath testing return

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration: State gun laws by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

MILLER: D.C. recoils from gun prosecutions

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

An electrical engineer from Pepco electric company attempts to repair and replace downed power lines, in Bethesda, Md., Monday, July 2, 2012. The storm left hundreds of thousands of people without power and caused wide spread property damage. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Outages put Pepco on multiple hot seats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: How Mendelson handles schools to test leadership

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Kenneth Ellerbe

D.C. fire department going overboard on overtime

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (The Washington Times)

Mendelson will tackle campaign finance, education in D.C. Council

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

FOP slams Lanier benefits package

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

Interim D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson makes his way to his new office in the John A. Wilson Building in Washington after being elected on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, to temporarily fill the seat vacated by former council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Mendelson becomes interim D.C. Council chair

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council poised to approve Mendelson as chairman

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

On the steps of the John A. Wilson Building on Monday, Arash Karimi of the District lets his views be known as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray outlines the city's response to the federal Secure Communities program, which kicks in Tuesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. prepares to walk fine line on deportations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Now walk the walk on Ward 5 talk

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A photograph provided to the D.C. Office of the Inspector General by the heads of the fire and police unions shows personnel files found in an abandoned car at the D.C. fire training academy.

Agencies reviewing D.C. police ‘file burn’ incident

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Muriel Bowser (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. bill would cut illegal alien holding time

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times