Bowser Declares State of Emergency; D.C. Events Canceled

March 11, 2020

The District is recommending that nonessential gatherings of more than 1,000 persons, including conferences and conventions, be postponed or cancelled through March 31.

Impeachment Coverage: A Screen Split Like the Nation

December 19, 2019

At the very time when Democrats and Republicans were loudly debating and preparing to vote on two articles of impeachment, Trump was speaking at a rally in the electorally critical state of Michigan.

Luis Alvarez, 9/11 First Responder, Laid to Rest Day Before July 4th

July 3, 2019

At the National Mall by the Lincoln Memorial, they’re going to try to make an impression on the Fourth of July. It’s a big thing, what with the talk, the […]

The Dems Debate: Round One

June 27, 2019

The spectacle — and it was a spectacle — was illuminating, confusing and entirely a part of the times we live in, in which politics has invaded our daily lives.

Checking Out CPAC 2019 at National Harbor

March 6, 2019

The Conservative Political Action Conference, put on by the American Conservative Union, met at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., Feb. 27 to March 2. The annual confab, known […]

How to Help Puerto Rico

September 30, 2017

This hurricane season, three hurricanes caused a lot of damage in the United States: Harvey, Irma and Maria. With Hurricane Maria, the damage that was done to Puerto Rico has […]

Leading From Behind on the Alt-Right

August 14, 2017

The key phrase for many Americans in the president’s initial response was “this egregious display of hatred, bigotry on many sides, on many sides.”