Ben Jealous, the democratic gubernatorial candidate for Maryland, made a stop at a polling location in Bethesda to greet voters on election day. Jealous, a former president of the NAACP known for his progressive...
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The path to safe voting is bumpy, and 2018 will test the system
Washington, D.C. and Maryland residents are concerned their ballots are vulnerable to bad actors.
2018 to be Another “Year of the Woman” — With One Caveat
Photo by Mirah Curzer on Unsplash Natalie Niemeyer, a 25 year-old researcher for Democratic organizations, left her cubicle in D.C. this fall to do something she said she rarely gets to do: talk with voters face-to-face...
D.C.’s liberal voting laws accommodate early voters
More than 52 thousand voters cast their ballots in Washington between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia offer early voting prior to Election Day. Early voting numbers in D.C. surpassed...
Surge in D.C. early voting signals possible growth in voter enthusiasm
Voter turnout dwindled to less than 20 percent in June’s primary when Mayor Muriel Bowser faced little competition. But a hotly contested at-large D.C. Council race may boost voter enthusiasm in the general election.
College voters: To make or break the midterms
Millennial voters have been the subject of countless polls, think-pieces and campaign advertising. But will they turn out to vote? Local chapters of College Republicans and College Democrats are helping college students...
Homeless residents encounter support, hostility in Foggy Bottom
Wealthy and homeless residents try to coexist in the neighborhood with mixed results.
Foggy Bottom residents feel safe despite a string of sexual assault cases
There have been a number of sexual assault cases in Foggy Bottom recently. But residents aren't letting it change the way they live.
Something rotten: Georgetown resident demands transparency from Washington Gas
Edward Segal has spent the past two years tracking almost 60 gas leaks in his Georgetown neighborhood.
As developers transform Southwest waterfront, churches adapt
Churches near the Southwest waterfront sell property to Wharf developer.
