A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to NBC Washington that Bowser will remove Black Lives Matter Plaza and the “Black Lives Matter” ground mural will be painted over.

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House

Washington D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza will soon have the iconic yellow letters painted over and be renamed, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may be facing criminal prosecution for the city’s sanctuary policies after the prospect of federal charges was raised by numerous Republican lawmakers who grilled her at a

Democratic mayors of four major cities testified before the House Oversight Committee over their cities' policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Republicans put Democrats in the hot seat as they continue to try and win the messaging wars on immigration policy.

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office. No cause of death was provided.

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

The late Texas Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at the Texas Capitol next week to commemorate his lifelong commitment to public service. Texas House members unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday morning to allow Turner to lie in the Hall of the House of Representatives from Thursday,