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POWER OUTAGES: At least 150,000 people in the DMV lost power in tonight during a powerful thunderstorm. 84 mph wind gusts downed trees and power lines. That includes: -86K in NoVa -10K in DC -54K in Montgomery Co, and PGC

NEW: AG Garland names David Weiss as special counsel. He has been overseeing the Hunter Biden case

BREAKING | NBC News: Martin Fletcher confirms his family members identified as Judith and Natalie Raanan from Evanston, Illinois are the two American hostages who have been released. Two officials briefed on the matter also confirm to @JoshNBCNews and Tom Winter those are the 2

NEW: After 3 weeks of chaos/paralysis over the speaker fight, House Rs say there’s no appetite for a gov't shutdown. But with the deadline just 9 days away, there's still no plan to keep the lights on w/Sahil Kapur + @JulieNBCNews Fiona Glisson nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

NEW: This Ivy League school took a novel approach to easing tensions sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. Did it work? ⁦with ⁦Julia E. Ainsley⁩ ⁦Fiona Glisson⁩ ⁦Didi Martinez⁩ nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d…

Threats toward Jewish, Muslim, pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students have been on the rise since the Israel-Hamas war began. But at Dartmouth College, students say they feel safe thanks to the college’s approach to the issue: talking about it. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d…

CISA has made the rounds to small counties and towns to tell them what they need to do to increase security at their precincts ahead of election day. The only problem: Many can’t afford to make the upgrades. nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v… NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt w/ Fiona Glisson

It's not just researchers and historians. Thousands of Americans are pitching in to type up every word of historical documents, for the @libraryCongress. Thrilled to be able to share this unique story, with thanks to producer Fiona Glisson.

Disinformation around elections is leading to high turnover and fear from election workers. They’re asking the Biden administration for more help. Our latest w/ Fiona Glisson Ken Dilanian here : nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

I’ve officially found DC’s worst studio apartment. It has a combined bathroom-closet-breakfast nook

On #SundayTODAY, Yamiche Alcindor Alcindor sits down with @ColmanDomingo to talk about his movie "Sing Sing", which shines a light on a prison arts program making a difference in the lives of inmates. ☀️ today.com/video/-sing-si…

On Sunday TODAY, I interviewed Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo & Clarence Maclin about Sing Sing. It tells the story of an acting program in the NY prison & includes formerly incarcerated actors like Maclin. And, shout out to Fiona Glisson who produced this story.

.Reverend Al Sharpton sat down with Kamala Harris to talk about Trump's rhetoric, the war in Gaza, earning votes of Black men, & more. Digital coverage w/ Sarah Dean, Fiona Glisson & Alexandra Marquez nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

WATCH: A 92 year old is regularly bringing down the house in a DC-area dive bar I spent a few hours with "Granny & the Boys," for NBC News w/ Fiona Glisson nbcnews.com/now/video/92-y…

In a Senate hearing today, Democrats grilled Trump's nominees to top Justice Department jobs about whether elected officials should ever be allowed to ignore court orders (w/ Fiona Glisson) nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

My latest story: Federal jobs have long been a gateway to the middle class for generations of Black people. Now, the Trump administration's drastic cuts and attacks on DEI and civil rights protections could upend that.