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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.
