DC Council

The D.C. Council investigation into Councilmember Trayon White will cost taxpayers $400,000, with members voting today to reorganize the committee he is chairman of. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

White did not show up in person for Monday’s Council hearing but did participate in the Council’s breakfast meeting and hearing virtually.

White, who represents Ward 8, is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in exchange for using his position to pressure employees of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to extend several contracts, prosecutors said. He’s chair of a D.C. Council committee that oversees several agencies, including...

A D.C. Council member is pledging to investigate 911 outages until they are solved. News4 Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.

White, who represents Ward 8, is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in exchange for using his position to pressure employees of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to extend several contracts, prosecutors said. He’s chair of a D.C. Council committee that oversees several agencies, including...

Ward 8 residents discuss the area’s political future following the arrest of Councilmember Trayon White. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

On Friday, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson revealed the next steps for the Council as they plan to vote on White’s future.

On Friday, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson revealed the next steps as they plan to vote on the future of Council member Trayon White after White was arrested on a federal charge of bribery. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

News4 spoke with the Republican who Trayon White faces and the Democrat who came in second in the primary.

Here’s what ANC Commissioner Salim Adofo said about whether he would launch a write-in campaign if Trayon White withdraws, and what White’s Republican challenger Nate Derenge said about his chances. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office will conduct an internal review of Ward 8 Council member Trayon White’s “interactions with violence interruption programs” after his arrest Sunday on a federal bribery charge linked to that work.

The arrest of Ward 8 Council member Trayon White on a federal bribery charge sparked mixed reactions in Ward 8, with some residents saying they’ll still support him and others arguing that locals deserve better. “Right or wrong or indifferent, Imma still support him,” one woman said outside the Giant grocery store on Alabama Avenue SE that White helped keep…

The arrest of Ward 8 Council member Trayon White on a federal bribery charge sparked mixed reactions in Ward 8, with some residents saying they’ll still support him and others arguing that locals deserve better. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

After D.C. Council member Trayon White’s arrest on federal bribery charges, Ward 5 ANC Commissioner Kathy Henderson said she’s frustrated by those who see the District’s violence problems as a “piggybank.” News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The Office of DC Council member Trayon White released a statement Monday night assuring that the office is “fully operational” and that “essential services and initiatives” will not be disrupted as he faces federal bribery charges. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.  

Ward 8 D.C. Council member Trayon White faces a federal bribery charge after prosecutors say he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash in exchange for pressuring officials to to extend contracts dedicated to violence prevention. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

News4’s Mark Segraves explains what the D.C. Council could do and looks at the history of D.C. elected officials who had run-ins with the law.

Trayon White is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in cash in exchange for using his position to pressure government employees to extend D.C. contracts related to violence intervention.

D.C. Council member Trayon White was arrested Sunday on a federal bribery charge, according to new information Monday from federal prosecutors.

D.C. Council member Trayon White was arrested by federal authorities on Sunday, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation tell News4.