No Kings Rally Draws 200,000 in Washington (Photos)

October 20, 2025

The No Kings rally on Oct. 8 drew 200,000 marchers and demonstrators to downtown Washington, D.C. and the National Mall, according to news reports. Those at the rally were protesting […]

Photos: Big Protest Against Trump’s D.C. Interference

September 8, 2025

By Lucian Perkins The “We Are All D.C.” march — organized by a coalition of groups, including Free DC and the American Civil Liberties Union — on Sept. 6 was […]

Federal Intervention: Are We Safer?

September 2, 2025

News Analysis Welcome to Georgetown … sort of. Members of the National Guard patrolled Georgetown over the weekend for the first time, having previously stayed mostly downtown and along the […]

Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, Deploys National Guard

August 11, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard and federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department to crack down on crime. The unprecedented actions — detailed at the […]

How Bowser Is Dealing With Trump

March 31, 2025

“I am pleased that President Trump supports the House immediately passing the D.C. funding fix, as passed by the Senate, and I look forward to the House’s swift action,” wrote […]

$1-Billion D.C. Budget Cutback Clawed Back by Bowser

March 17, 2025

It was just a week ago March 10 when the usually calm Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser sounded a stunning alarm. “D.C. will lose $ 1.1 billion of our […]

Opinion: The Debate, Mere Preview, or Premonition?

June 27, 2024

Remember how you felt when The Former Guy’s jet departed Washington airspace early on the day of President Biden’s inauguration? Putting aside the sore-loser disrespect to tradition, it was a […]

Swan Song for Trumpers in D.C. (photos)

November 14, 2020

Trump supporters gathered to contest the 2020 election results and back the president’s allegations that many ballots in several battleground states were invalid.

Life at the Climax of a Decade

December 18, 2019

The almost light speed by which we receive the news of events and change is one of the key themes of the decade soon to come to an end.

Inside the First Public Impeachment Inquiry Hearing (photos)

November 14, 2019

On Nov. 13, two diplomats painted a damaging picture of a president willing to sacrifice America’s interests for his own by pressuring a foreign power to help him win reelection.