Today: August 18, 2026
There’s a pond tucked into the Jefferson National Forest just outside Blacksburg, Virginia called Pandapas Pond. If you’re from Southwest Virginia, you probably know about it. I went there as a little kid on daycare field trips, the kind where everyone’s just…
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…
Rep. Ro Khanna torches Democratic leadership on MSNBC for hiding behind tactics instead of moral conviction when Trump threatens Iran. He calls out the failure to defend Iranian and Gazan lives, the lack of passion, and the stale old guard. Here are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the most startling social media posts of his presidency, President Donald Trump warned Monday that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” — a statement directed at Iran that has sent shockwaves across the…
There are a lot of congressional primaries happening in 2026. Most of them are noise. But Maryland’s 6th Congressional District is not noise and here’s why. What’s playing out in MD-06 right now is a stress test for the entire Democratic Party…
Trump dismisses war crimes concerns over his threats to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure, saying he's "not at all" worried that such actions could amount to violations of international law.…
Terra Energy, which owns the site of the former Dickerson Generating Station, has plans for the land to become the site of a data storage facility and data center campus. (Jerry Jackson/The Banner) There’s a reason Northern Virginia became the data center…
Here is something most people don’t know about me: I live with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Along with it come anxiety and depression. The problem? I look completely fine from the outside. I have a career, a family, and responsibilities. I show up for…
Rising steam partially obscures the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2023. Photo by Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS I want to tell you something that took me years inside the federal government to fully understand. The machine isn’t broken. That’s the part…
Data centers in Maryland’s 6th District risk farmland loss, grid strain, water shortages, diesel pollution, and low jobs for tax breaks. Rep. April McClain Delaney calls for courage—here’s the action: 100% in-state renewables, full grid cost recovery, no diesel, water caps, and…
