Two Jobs: Chief and Chancellor

September 7, 2016

The District of Columbia is in the process of losing two very high-profile, charismatic and effective leaders.

That would be …

All About Politics: Other Candidates, Stunning Statistics, Trump’s Travels

September 1, 2016

There are other candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot, but statistics show who is leading and where. Plus, some late primary results.

All About Politics: Other Candidates, Stunning Statistics, Trump’s Travels


A survey taken during most of August across 50 states shows Hillary Clinton within striking distance for that magic number of 270 Electoral College votes.

The 2016 Presidential Campaign: The Way It Is Now

August 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in the deep mucky, slinging mud. This is America’s choice?

Letter To the Editor


I was disappointed to read the depressing editorial on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil in …

The 2016 Presidential Campaign: The Way It Is Now


Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in the deep mucky, slinging mud. This is America’s choice?

Campaign 2016 Elegy: Days of Trump Everlasting

August 29, 2016

Trump, down or up: It doesn’t matter. The question is: When was the last time you or I got through a day without mentioning his name?

Campaign 2016 Elegy: Days of Trump Everlasting

August 22, 2016

Trump, down or up: It doesn’t matter. The question is: When was the last time you or I got through a day without mentioning his name?

All About Politics: Jeffrey Thompson’s Sickening Sentence

August 18, 2016

Reporting from the courtroom Aug. 15, columnist Mark Plotkin calls the Thompson corruption sentence a joke — and a very sad day for justice in the nation’s capital.

All About Politics: Trump, Swing States, a Democratic Senate in 2017

August 15, 2016

Reliably GOP states could be in play and watch where the candidates go. As for D.C., a comment by Michael Barone and a sentencing to come for Jeff Thompson.