DowntownerDC
• October 6, 2025

Those Against Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) Re-election Bid Get Louder Political strategist Donna Brazile and D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) are getting more vocal about requesting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton […]

Kennedy Center Honors To Be Hosted by President Trump
• August 13, 2025

By Maren Fagen Five honorees will receive the 48th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement, announced by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 13. […]

Editorial: Washington, D.T.? 
• August 12, 2025

And you thought August would be mellow. A political earthquake hit Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard and federalizing the […]

Editorial: Curiouser and Curiouser 
• June 10, 2025

“Are their heads off?” shouted the Queen.   “Their heads are gone, if it please your Majesty!” the soldiers shouted in reply.  “That’s right!” shouted the Queen.  Here in Don-derland, the […]

Profs & Pints DC: Trump’s Second Term—An Early Assessment
• April 22, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Trump’s Second Term—An Early Assessment,” with Matthew Green, professor of politics at The Catholic University of America and scholar of Congress, federalism, and political parties. […]

Editorial: World’s Richest Man Dismantles Our Government  
• February 11, 2025

On one side: the richest man in the world, a modern-day Rockefeller of sorts. On the other: more than three million people, individuals from every walk of life, of all […]

Profs & Pints DC: Legal Guardrails for Trump 2.0
• January 15, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Legal Guardrails for Trump 2.0,” an examination of where laws and the judiciary offer checks to overreach by Donald Trump’s incoming administration, with Scott Michelman, […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Crazy Cat Lady  
• September 11, 2024

 Whether it’s misspelling the word “potato” in an elementary school spelling bee or claiming to be able to see Russia from her backyard, Republican vice-presidential candidates seem to say the […]

Opinion: The Debate … Code Blue 
• July 1, 2024

My takeaway from Thursday’s debate? Former President Donald Trump really doesn’t like immigrants. They are his personal bête noire, an animating force. The son—and husband—of immigrants, he is obsessed with […]

Nikki Haley Wins D.C. GOP Primary, Awaits Super Tuesday 
• March 4, 2024

Former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won the D.C. Republican Party presidential primary, held March 1 to 3, with 63 percent of the vote, winning all of […]