Fifty years ago, House of Ruth opened its doors to help eight unhoused women seeking safety. The organization has since grown into a space for women across Washington, D.C., to rebuild and heal. As the nonprofit serving unhoused women, including survivors of domestic violence, marked its 50th ...
Janeese Lewis George, self-proclaimed democratic socialist, came out on top as D.C.’s probable next mayor in the district’s first ever roll-out of ranked-choice voting for the democratic primary elections on June 16. Lewis George, currently a city councilmember for Ward 4, was announced as the projected ...
Female Rage Hot Sauce’s second “Hot Dogs for Abortions” fundraiser of the summer brought hundreds of supporters together to raise money for the D.C. Abortion Fund, channeling their anger over reproductive rights into advocacy. The fundraiser, held at Dew Drop Inn on Sept. 17, is the latest iteration ...
Section one: Are you an American Tourist or a Citizen? On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, denying the Trump administration of using an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Before the Supreme Court’s ruling, four federal district judges attempted to halt ...
Scott Perry serves Harrisburg, Pa. as its Congressional Representative, a city which is over 100 miles away from Washington, D.C. However, in September 2025, Rep. Perry introduced the Stop D.C. Camera Act to ban automated traffic enforcement, such as speeding and red-light cameras. D.C. ...
Thousands of people from national organizations, local outreach programs, labor unions and the Washington, D.C., community filled the National Mall for May Day, emphasizing immigrant rights and unified power. May Day, an annual day of action on May 1 and International Workers’ Day, calls all ...
The third national No Kings Day brought numerous protests to the greater Washington, D.C. area. From the Frederick Douglass Bridge to Fort McNair, protestors came together with family members, pets, street bands and dancing frogs alike, carrying cries to free D.C. and fight back against authoritarianism. The ...
Conservative speaker Erika Kirk and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kick-started the “This is the Turning Point Tour” at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium on April 2, bringing a mix of attendees — hesitant and enthusiastic. This event was part of Turning Point ...
When she went home to Oklahoma for spring break, Valery Gutierrez, a freshman in American University’s School of International Service and School of Communication, couldn’t have predicted her return to Washington, D.C. would take much longer than usual. However, lines at Transportation Security ...
The sun shone brightly on the last Monday in March while Stephanie Kellogg sat on a bench at the corner of H Street NE and 4th Street NE. She was waiting to catch a ride on the D.C. Streetcar to Union Station. Kellogg is a social services worker who commutes to her job at the H Street Corridor from ...
Ken Kutcha stood in front of the fences surrounding a small crowd and held up a sign reading: “No War on Iran,” in large block letters. On March 7, dozens of people gathered outside the White House to denounce The United States and Israel’s war on Iran, holding signs and reciting anti-war ...
Lawmakers and activists alike gathered near the Capitol on Feb. 24 to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address, inviting Americans from across the country to share how they were impacted by the administration’s recent policies. Hundreds gathered on the National Mall for the “People’s ...
Increased violence across the nation between civilians and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers brought Washington, D.C., students to Howard University’s campus in below freezing temperatures. On Jan. 30, hundreds of students and protestors engaged in a walkout and marched to the White ...
Un gran grupo de manifestantes se reunió al frente de los cuarteles generales de la Agencia de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) el 24 de enero para protestar contra de un agente de ICE el cual disparó y asesinó a Alex Pretti esa mañana en Minneapolis. Pretti quien era un enfermero del Departamento ...
Federal workers and D.C. residents came together outside the Department of Veteran Affairs on Jan. 28 to honor the life and legacy of Alex Pretti, one of several people to die at the hands of federal immigration agents. Pretti was shot and killed by two Customs and Border Protection agents on ...
A large crowd rallied together in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters on Jan. 24 to protest an ICE agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti that morning in Minneapolis. Pretti was an ICU nurse for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and a part of a community network ...
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