Today: September 8, 2026
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…
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have both resigned from Congress, thinning an already razor-thin House majority. The departures follow a week in which sexual abuse allegations are spurring broader calls for a reckoning on Capitol Hill. Why it…
The Justice Department is seeking to legally erase the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders tied to the January 6 Capitol attack — a move that goes further than pardons by attempting to wipe the legal record entirely.…
On April 16, 2027, I will stand on the House floor and read the names of thirty-two people. And I will ask one question: Are we finally ready to say enough? I know that day the way you know the thing that…
