Joined by array of far-right extremists, anti-vaxxers’ D.C. march completes their transformation

Back when it was first gaining traction in the 1990s, the anti-vaccination movement was largely considered a far-left thing, attracting believers ranging from barter-fair hippies to New Age gurus and …

Kamala Harris has done an amazing job in her first year. Why isn't that reported on more often?

Ongoing criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t something she and other women of color in power haven’t been forced to grapple with before. Despite the fact that simply having the role is …

Michigan woman arrested with a truck full of guns outside of U.S. Capitol Police Building

A woman was arrested Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol headquarters after multiple firearms including a loaded shotgun were found in her truck. But the woman was allegedly not there to cause any …

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz puzzlingly sets his sights on overturning vaccine mandates for kids ... in D.C.

On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz’s office emailed a press release indicating that the Texas Republican would propose a bill to overturn the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schoolchildren—not in his adopted …

New lawsuit against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers could bankrupt them and unveil their funders

Could the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers be about to follow in the footsteps of the Nazis recently hit with a $26 million verdict for their role in the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” violence? …

Capitol attack defendant speaks to Jan. 6 committee

It has been three months since the Jan. 6 committee has held a public hearing unpacking the events of that violent day, but in private, a flurry of work continues as an individual charged with …

Black female police officers reveal they were told to ‘have an abortion or be fired’

At least 10 Black women have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Washington D.C. for widespread discrimination. Among them is Chanel Dickerson, who, as assistant police chief, is the …

People evicted during the pandemic travel to Washington, D.C., to confront Congress

by María Inés Taracena

This story was originally published at Prism.

Gracie Pinzon was pregnant with her second child last November when her landlords gave her an eviction notice. Pinzon, who is now a …

Low expectations for Sept. 18 rally turn out to be not low enough, but meanwhile ...

Since Jan. 6 demonstrated decisively that Trump supporters are a bunch of violent, authoritarian white supremacists more than willing to smear excrement on the halls of Congress and search the Capitol …

Neo-Nazi ‘on patrol’ near DNC building in D.C. arrested by Capitol Police on weapons charges

Maybe it was the deer antlers poking out of the pickup truck’s front grill. Perhaps it was the swastikas festooned on the truck. It might have been that the solitary vehicle was cruising near the …

'This is what racism looks like': D.C. cop shoots, kills Black man who'd been sleeping in car

A Washington, D.C. police officer fired 10 shots, killing a 27-year-old Black man who had been asleep in a BMW moments earlier, according to body camera footage that was released on Thursday.

Antwan …

Republican Rep. Mo Brooks isn't sure what the truck bomber was about, but he's sure he supports it

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks has made a name for himself in several ways—it’s just not a name that people generally say in public. Brooks was the guy who tried to explain away rising sea levels by saying …

Far-right ‘patriot’ takes downtown Washington hostage with threat of bomb in pickup truck

A North Carolina man took downtown Washington, D.C., hostage on Thursday by driving his pickup truck onto a sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress, then holding up a detonator and informing …

Potential truck bomber surrenders to police as Capitol prepares for upcoming pro-insurgency rally

Concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine may lose some of its effectiveness over time are leading to recommended booster shots eight months later. And eight months after the January 6 insurrection, America …

‘Get out of my country’: D.C. Man shouts racist and homophobic slurs at family before attacking them

As the delta variant surges across the country, America’s racism pandemic continues to flourish. Anti-Asian crimes especially are on the rise as misinformation about the virus spreads and xenophobic …

Joe Lieberman, of all people, is showing up for D.C. statehood at Senate committee hearing

Statehood for Washington, D.C., is getting a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, two months after the House passed the legislation on a party line vote. And the hearing at the Senate Homeland …

White House reportedly wants a tweak to strengthen D.C. statehood bill

The push for Washington, D.C., statehood continues against the long odds of both the filibuster and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition on a very thin pretext. The Biden administration is …

Washingtonian staffers stop publishing in response to CEO's shocking op-ed about office culture

Media burnout—especially considering the election cycle, the novel coronavirus, and police brutality stories—is a real and consistent issue across publications. In the age of COVID-19, many …