Press Release: Norton Releases Statement on President Trump’s Evening of Violence
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 2, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after President Trump’s erratic and…
DCist: Bishop of DC diocese says message of Trump photo op ‘antithetical to the teachings of Jesus’
The head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has responded after President Donald Trump held a Bible and had his photo taken in front of St. John’s Church on Monday after police used tear gas to clear out protesters.
Washington Post: Before Trump vows to end ‘lawlessness,’ federal officers confront protesters…
In a massive show of force, federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday evening as President Trump appeared in the Rose Garden to announce the mobilization of…
DCist: Police in D.C. make arrests after sweeping peaceful protesters from park with gas, shoving
Hundreds of protesters were swept out of a park near the White House on Monday evening, where they were protesting the killing of George Floyd, as President Trump spoke in the Rose Garden a short distance away. The National Guard set off…
DCist: District Of Cops: Like It Or Not, The Feds Have Lots Of Control Over Police In D.C.
If you’ve lived in D.C. long enough, you’re probably aware of the alphabet soup of police agencies that operate within city limits. From the better-known Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Park Police to the lesser-known Bureau of…
Washington Post: Prosecutors drop many rioting charges as dozens charged in D.C. protests appear in…
Dozen of people arrested over the weekend when mass protests in the District erupted in mayhem were released from custody Monday after appearing in court on an array of charges, including burglary, destruction of property and violating a…
Washingtonian: Many DC Restaurants Close Amid Citywide Curfew
Food services—which include restaurants and grocery stores—are considered essential and can remain open under DC’s 7 PM curfew, though a large number have closed. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the restriction is intended to make it more…
DCist: Protesters In D.C. Met With Heavy Police Presence And Helicopters After Curfew
Demonstrators are still facing pushback from police hours after a city-wide lockdown began and authorities cleared protesters from downtown D.C.
Washingtonian: DC Doesn’t Have a Bail Fund. Here’s How You Can Donate to Help Protesters.
Organizers are asking for supplies like milk, goggles, suitcases, and more.
Washington Post Editorial Board: These are especially fraught times. So vote in your primaries.
THE DISTRICT, as in other places across the country, has been the scene of people protesting the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. There is added attention when such scenes play out in the nation’s capital — both…
DCist: ‘I Have Never Seen Lafayette Park Like This’: D.C. Protest Reporters Say This Weekend Felt…
Ford Fischer, chief multimedia editor for the digital wire service Zenger, has been covering protests in D.C. for more than seven years. He says the clashes between police and protesters over the weekend looked different than any other he…
DCist: During D.C. Protests, False Rumors And Doctored Images Go Viral
The image would shock just about anyone: a fire so large that it seems to stretch halfway up the 550-foot-tall Washington Monument, and burning so bright that it dramatically illuminated the landmark.
Voters Guide: Two challengers aim to unseat Ward 4’s Brandon Todd
Incumbent Brandon Todd is seeking his second full term as the Ward 4 DC Council member, squaring off against challengers Janeese Lewis George and Marlena D. Edwards in the Democratic primary.
Marlena D. Edwards
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Q&A with Ward 4 candidate Marlena D. Edwards
Part of our Ward 4 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position?
“I decided to run for this position because I am a passionate community activist who has been committed to social justice, education, health care and…
Q&A with Ward 4 candidate Janeese Lewis George
Part of our Ward 4 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position?
“Seeing the lack of leadership from our council member in the ward and the lack of advocacy for working families and working people in our ward.
“For…
Q&A with Ward 4 incumbent Brandon Todd
Part of our Ward 4 voters guide
What made you decide to run for reelection?
“ we have made significant reforms on things that residents told me about. We have put more money in their pockets, and introduced legislation that creates…
District Links: DC enters curfew as Trump ratchets police response to protesters; worries over…
Good Monday evening. Moments before the curfew announced earlier today by Mayor Muriel Bowser went into effect at 7 p.m., President Donald Trump vowed "swift and decisive action to protect our capital" — and described the District's…
Washington Post: Where riots raged decades ago, shopkeepers again clean up shattered glass
The smashed windows of a Tiffany & Co. and a Bobby Van’s Steakhouse at the center of downtown. Plywood over the windows of an Apple store, its entrance marked with graffiti that read “Capitalism is Murder.”
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Orders Curfew
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a citywide curfew for the District of Columbia during the…
Washington Post: Bowser, Newsham defend D.C. police response on second night of protests, mayhem
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Monday that she and Police Chief Peter Newsham are “very focused on maintaining public order” after large, mostly peaceful protests devolved into sporadic looting and property damage in the nation’s…