Articles tagged: DC politics

News

Facing the highest child care costs in the country, D.C. voters weigh Lewis George’s proposal

Parents in D.C. pay more for child care than anywhere else in the country, and D.C.’s mayoral candidates are seizing on that frustration as a central campaign issue. “Child care... Read more

By April 28, 2026

News

Panel centers Black women on the political landscape

In a panel on Feb. 5, Black female scholars from across the country came together to explore the power of Black women in American politics and their nuanced role as... Read more

By February 13, 2024

News

A budding industry: D.C. is ready to take the next step toward legalizing the sale of marijuana 

The continued criminalization of purchasing cannabis has most harmed D.C.’s Black residents, a historic inequality new bills hope to address.

By and April 17, 2021

News

A violent pro-Trump mob attacks U.S. Capitol; Mayor places D.C. into curfew 

An extremist mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters violently breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.

By and January 6, 2021

Editorials

Get Lost, Jack Evans

For 10 glorious days in January, Ward 2 and D.C. were rid of Jack Evans. Now, Evans is running for his old seat, and a split field of Democrats threatens... Read more

By the February 14, 2020