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Aug 2020

Rev. Al’s “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” rally bends to coronavirus rules

Karen Townsend Aug 12, 2020 10:01 PM

Revisions are being made.

The worst mass shooting you never heard about (this year, anyway)

Jazz Shaw Aug 10, 2020 2:31 PM

21 shot, one dead, and hardly a peep about it on cable news

Jun 2020

Radical nihilism’s next cancel target … Abraham Lincoln?

Ed Morrissey Jun 26, 2020 12:01 PM

“I think what we need to do with statues is to have a reasonable conversation.”

Strange scenes from today’s White House BLM protest

John Sexton Jun 23, 2020 7:01 PM

“Where are the police when you need them?”

Australian embassy to investigate claim of cameraman’s WH assault

Karen Townsend Jun 02, 2020 2:41 PM

Prime Minister supports a formal complaint

Voting during a plague, riots

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2020 9:21 AM

Going to require some improvisation

Trump rushed to bunker during riots

Jazz Shaw Jun 01, 2020 8:01 AM

Precautions

Nov 2019

Mr. Erdogan goes to Washington

Jazz Shaw Nov 13, 2019 8:01 AM

The Tyrant of Turkey arrives (again)

Sep 2019

D.C.: If you’re stuck in traffic today, blame climate activists

Jazz Shaw Sep 23, 2019 8:01 AM

Winning over new friends everywhere

Jul 2019

How about we turn the Swamp into a full-Fledged state?

Andrew Malcolm Jul 18, 2019 2:41 PM

Pretty? OK. Impressive? Yes. But D.C. as a state? Nope.

Sep 2018

Let’s make fun of the DC anti-fascists some more

John Sexton Sep 25, 2018 1:01 PM

“You should be embarrassed for existing.”

Aug 2018

Road rage video: Woman smashes bus, runs over driver to get away

John Sexton Aug 31, 2018 7:21 PM

“You’re a crazy driver, you need to get off the road.”

It’s counterintuitive, but the federal government may be drowning in transparency

Jazz Shaw Aug 17, 2018 4:41 PM

No, I’m not kidding

So what was the point of the Unite the Right hype machine?

Jazz Shaw Aug 13, 2018 8:01 AM

Much ado about literally almost nothing

Airbnb decides to get political on Unite the Right march

Jazz Shaw Aug 11, 2018 8:31 AM

Rolling out the unwelcome mat

Apr 2018

Trayon White gets a pass when nobody else would

Jazz Shaw Apr 25, 2018 10:41 AM

Only some people are allowed to say that Jews control the weather

Mar 2018

Revealing scenes from the “March for our Lives”

Jazz Shaw Mar 24, 2018 7:01 PM

So much for school safety. This was about politics

DC councilman: Hey, sorry for that whole “Jews control the weather to own the cities” thing

Ed Morrissey Mar 19, 2018 10:01 AM

“And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate…”

Gun control march bumped from National Mall by existing ‘talent show’ permit

John Sexton Mar 01, 2018 2:41 PM

“March For Our Lives organizers were planning their rally away from federal land…”

DC’s projected high school graduation rate drops to 42%

John Sexton Mar 01, 2018 1:01 PM

“These students are smart enough to see enough what goes on…”

Jan 2018

Now cops are dangerous even if they do things “by the book”

Jazz Shaw Jan 18, 2018 12:41 PM

Can’t win for losing

Washington has a serious rat problem, complaints up 64%

John Sexton Jan 05, 2018 1:21 PM

“There have been 3,286 rat complaints to the city this fiscal year…”

Dec 2017

First six DisruptJ20 protesters acquitted on all charges

John Sexton Dec 21, 2017 8:01 PM

“the demonstration, planned by a group that calls itself DisruptJ20, was aimed at destruction, not freedom of expression.”

Oct 2017

If DC needed a new statue I suppose it should be of this guy

Jazz Shaw Oct 30, 2017 6:41 PM

A real American success story

Who’s ready for a 45′ tall naked woman on the National Mall all winter?

Jazz Shaw Oct 04, 2017 5:21 PM

Hey, given the times we live in… why not, right?

Aug 2017

Lincoln memorial vandalized by illiterate goon

John Sexton Aug 15, 2017 5:01 PM

“Work to remove the words is underway.”

Jun 2017

Washington will never fix itself, so here’s what we do

Andrew Malcolm Jun 13, 2017 10:01 AM

He’s giving up on D.C.

Apr 2017

The richest county in the country has moved far from Washington

Jazz Shaw Apr 24, 2017 2:01 PM

Income shifting with industry

Mar 2017

Congressional Black Caucus calls on FBI to investigate missing girls in Washington, D.C.

John Sexton Mar 24, 2017 5:21 PM

“devote the resources necessary to determine whether these developments are an anomaly…”

Feb 2017

Progressives holding #NotMyPresidentsDay rallies around the country

John Sexton Feb 20, 2017 1:21 PM

“Donald Trump is literally our President, but figuratively…”

Jan 2017

Did the Washington Post just come out against sanctuary cities?

Jazz Shaw Jan 23, 2017 2:31 PM

Not exactly, but there are some cracks in the wall

A roundup of illegal guns in Washington, D.C. proves telling

Jazz Shaw Jan 18, 2017 2:31 PM

Takin’ it from the street

Jun 2016

Washington D.C. residents get to pay for yet another sports facility

Jazz Shaw Jun 25, 2016 2:31 PM

The District is already broke

May 2016

SCOTUS passes on the release of DC Madam’s phone logs

Jazz Shaw May 03, 2016 9:21 AM

Signed, sealed, but not delivered

Apr 2016

Guess which three cities account for a two year spike in murder rates?

Jazz Shaw Apr 25, 2016 10:01 AM

Spoiler alert… it’s not Dallas.

Mar 2016

3 primary races today: Wyoming for Cruz, Rubio takes DC

Jazz Shaw Mar 12, 2016 7:51 PM

Awkward

Feb 2016

Great moments in self-government: DC to pay felons not to commit crimes?

Ed Morrissey Feb 04, 2016 6:41 PM

Danegeld.

Jan 2016

Oh my: DC Police drops below 3,800 officers for the first time in 10 years

Matt Vespa Jan 02, 2016 5:31 PM

With homicides surging more than 50 percent this year, it’s probably not a comfort to residents of Washington D.C. that …

Nov 2015

DC Police Chief who approves almost no concealed carry permits wants armed citizens to take action

Jazz Shaw Nov 24, 2015 4:41 PM

Brilliant plan. Now how about those permits?

Majority of D.C. residents want to reinstitute the gun ban

Matt Vespa Nov 23, 2015 7:21 PM

51 percent.

Oct 2015

District of Columbia moves toward European style paid parental leave

Jazz Shaw Oct 07, 2015 4:01 PM

Guess who’s going to pay for this one

Everyone hates SCOTUS but it’s not a problem you can “fix.” Or is it?

Jazz Shaw Oct 03, 2015 11:31 AM

Let’s go with the Magic 8-ball

Sep 2015

Federal court tosses portions of DC’s gun registration laws

Matt Vespa Sep 18, 2015 5:21 PM

Small victory.

Aug 2015

WaPo editorial writer about to become very unpopular with #BlackLivesMatter

Jazz Shaw Aug 30, 2015 12:31 PM

It’s like “the wild west” in Washington, D.C. these days