The homegrown nuclear startup backed by Amazon just pulled off the largest nuclear public offering in history — and it’s right in our backyard. GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A Montgomery County energy company has just made history on Wall Street, and the DMV…
Today: June 18, 2026
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A 31-year-old California man charged a Secret Service checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. President Trump was evacuated safely. One officer was shot and is expected to recover. An arraignment is set…
Montgomery County's Public Safety Committee unanimously advanced the Unmask ICE Act on April 17. Bill 5-26 would ban federal, state, and local officers from wearing masks while on duty and require visible ID. The full Council votes April 28, with a complaint…
Prince George's County passed a six-bill immigration protection package on April 7, restricting ICE access to county property, banning masked officers, blocking ICE and CBP alumni from county jobs, and creating a detainee tracking database. Two follow-up bills now aim to close…
The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to ban private ICE detention centers, passing the ICE Out Act and sending it to County Executive Marc Elrich — who has said he will sign it.…
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.…
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.…
TANTV Local News has named Prince George's County Council Member Wanika Fisher to its Civic & Political Voices Network. A former prosecutor, defense attorney, and legislator running for State's Attorney, Fisher will contribute commentary on justice reform, public safety, and immigrant community…
Kevin Durant's 35V and TPA Group acquire the 515-acre former Six Flags America site in Prince George's County for mixed-use redevelopment.…
Less than a mile from where George Floyd lost his life, an ICE agent fired three shots into Renée Nicole Good's vehicle—despite video showing no imminent threat. Prince George's Councilmember Wanika Fisher says leadership must demand ac countability before another family is…
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