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, […]

Capitol Buzz: Finger Food, Pelosi Vote, Her Grandkids
• December 10, 2018

This week’s column explains the “toothpick rule,” Nancy Pelosi’s apparent two-vote margin to be elected speaker of the House and the nonpartisan affection for congressional grandchildren.

Farewell to Bush ’41’: His Character Counted
• December 3, 2018

George H.W. Bush’s presidency — his legacy — was astonishingly thick with events that others might not have handled nearly as well. 

Capitol Hill Buzz: Pelosi, Diversity, Press Credentials
• November 19, 2018

Our writer looks at Georgetowner Nancy Pelosi’s chances, the diversity of the 116th Congress and two cases, past and present, of a correspondent’s expulsion.

A Not So Surprising Election Outcome Sets Us Up for 2020
• November 7, 2018

It’s over. The hurricane midterm—once in a different political landscape predicted to take on the proportions of a blue wave—has come if not entirely gone. The election—at times feared or […]

Capitol Buzz: Home Rule, Campaign Finance, Voting Rights
• November 5, 2018

The Georgetowner’s Capitol Hill columnist looks at three issues that are especially timely with the midterm elections at hand.

Evil Act at the Tree of Life: Remember These Names
• October 28, 2018

The Oct. 27 attack in Pittsburgh, which shook and shocked the nation, took place in a national political atmosphere already rife and ripe with hostility, violent riffs, debates, rallies and incidents.

Hate Crimes Are Trending Up
• October 24, 2018

A town hall discussion centered on hate crimes education was held last week in response to two recent bias-related crimes, or hate crimes, committed on 16th Street NW at the […]

CAG Report: Fighting Crime
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By Pam Moore The other morning, I sat down with my cup of coffee and began to look through the emails that had arrived during the early morning. Much to […]

The Georgetowner Endorses …
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At this time two years ago, we were opining about the main presidential contenders,offering the aside, “voters have never before been faced with a duo of candidates who carry more […]