Today: May 9, 2026
Abolaji is a senior Editor at TANTV News, a modern independent media company serving the DMV region and beyond. With expertise in political reporting, immigration policy, and community journalism, Abolaji leads TANTV's editorial mission to deliver fast, credible, and inclusive news coverage across three verticals — National, Local, and Africa.
On a spring evening at Washington, D.C.’s historic True Reformer Building — the first building in the United States designed, financed, built, and owned by the African American community after Reconstruction — a D.C. crowd gathered for what would prove to be one of…
Maryland gaming champion with no criminal record was detained by ICE after 18 years of compliance and transferred across three states. As his May 21 asylum hearing approaches, Ludovic Mbock's story exposes the human cost of aggressive immigration enforcement — and what…
Braveboy, Bridges, Crews, Ferguson, and Holmes are fighting for PG County's top seat in the June 23 Democratic primary — with no Republicans on the ballot.…
Marc Elrich is term-limited, opening the most competitive Montgomery County executive race in years. Five Democrats — Glass, Jawando, Friedson, James, and Banerjee — are fighting for the June 23 primary with polls showing 43% of voters still undecided.…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is stepping aside after 10+ years. With DC's June primary approaching, a crowded Democratic field — including McDuffie, Lewis George, Ford, and Goodweather — is racing to claim the capital's most powerful office.…
DC Council member Brooke Pinto published a 67-page oppo research dossier including a rival's home address. The doxxing scandal has upended the race to replace Eleanor Holmes Norton — and raised serious questions about Pinto's fitness for Congress.…
Maryland's iconic black-and-gold state flag just beat all 49 states in a viral Reddit bracket — here's why the Old Line State's banner is truly in a class of its own.…
The International Energy Agency says the Iran war has triggered the worst oil supply shock on record. With oil prices 37% above pre-war levels and the U.S. Naval blockade entering day three, here's what it means for energy markets, everyday Americans, and…
After a landmark anti-DEI legal battle forced Fearless Fund to close its U.S. grant program for Black women, CEO Arian Simone took the mission to Africa. The fund officially launched in Ghana on March 21, 2026, offering microfinance loans and a pitch…
HUD has completed its move of roughly 3,000 headquarters employees from downtown D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia — the first major cabinet agency relocation under the Trump administration. The shift raises questions about commuter impact, transit demand, downtown D.C. vacancies, and federal accountability…
