Editorial: Our Crisis of Governance 
• October 10, 2023

News from our nation’s capital indicates a storm at hand.  “If you want to know what it looks like when democracy is in trouble, this is what it looks like,” […]

A Looming Government Shutdown [AI]
• October 5, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

A Looming Government Shutdown
• September 28, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

Weekend Roundup, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1
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Are you ready for one of the biggest weekends of the fall? There’s so much to do including Art All Night, the World Culture Festival, The Atlantic Festival, a Black […]

Happy New Year — We Made It!
• December 31, 2018

As we write—or try to write—about the future and things to look forward to in 2019 as well as things to look back to what is really an unfinished year, […]

Bowser Urges Trump to ‘Reach a Deal’
• December 27, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Dec. 26, speaking for her constituents about the partial federal government shutdown, which started on Dec. 22.

NPS Sites, Museums Affected by Shutdown
• December 24, 2018

The partial government shutdown has closed some sites and left others without food kiosks and restrooms. The Smithsonian museums are open as usual.