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Phil Mendelson Is Back at the Watergate for a Lobbyist-Fueled Fundraiser

Your annual reminder that the slushy constituent services funds are available to help with bills, rent, and plastic leis, apparently.
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The Needle: Trump Orders More Extrajudicial Killings, Dems Win First Big Post-Trump Election, And Masked ICE Impersonators Are a Problem

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The Needle: USAO Is In Crisis Under Pirro, Ballroom Donors Received Hundreds of Billions in Contracts, And Immigration Agents Raided D.C. Apartment Building

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Little District Books Begins Its Next Chapter

After three years along Barracks Row, the city’s only queer-focused bookstore has moved into a bigger space with even bigger ...
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The Needle: Park Police Want More Officers In D.C., And Mount Pleasant Community Builder Might Leave U.S. After TPS Revoked

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The Needle: Immigration Agents Target Bus Stops, And Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Plummet Under Trump

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How D.C. Employers Are Stealing Millions from Their Workers

From construction sites to cocktail bars, wage theft in the D.C. area has allowed some employers to cut costs by up to 48 ...
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Tawny Chatmon Makes Reclaiming an Art

Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies, the artist’s first solo show in D.C. offers a corrective to a history of racist ...
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The Needle: Prosecutors Suspended for Accurate Descriptions of Jan. 6 as a “Riot,” and Trump Orders National Guard “Quick Reaction Forces,” And ICE Violates Own ...

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