BREAKING: Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 18, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message : “If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18

This bill has been making the rounds for months: I first heard transparency advocates sounding alarm about drafts of this last fall. Yet the Council is bringing it up on an emergency basis and rushing to pass it without any hearings and minimal discussion. I wonder why...

I can confirm this: The details of the financing are set to be included in Bowser's 2026 budget...whenever she releases her proposal.

It's been four days since Trump took over MPD and deployed the National Guard, but I wanna give a high-five to the city's small-but-mighty corps of reporters and citizen journalists. It's easy to be down on the state of journalism, but local reporters still rise to the challenge.

We are suing to block the federal government takeover of DC police. By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law. This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.

Right yes - thank you for flagging this, some hasty posting here on my part. The main takeaway here is Chief Smith retains leadership of the force.

DC restaurateur gave me permission to reshare this anonymously

If you've ever driven through the intersection at Georgia and Missouri Avenues NW, you've gone through Alan's Oasis, where a homeless man has been giving out free bottles of water for more than three years. I'm so excited that Street Sense Media profiled him. (Link in next tweet.)

Trump's crackdown on DC's homeless has mostly slowed, but shelter providers say it will have ripple effects "for years." A great (if difficult to read) look at the issue from Sarah Y. Kim for the annual Street Sense Media Homeless Crisis Reporting Project: wamu.org/story/25/10/09…

McDuffie is out with a statement: "At no point have I discussed, nor asked anyone on my behalf to discuss" the party switch idea. Says my story is "premised on an unfounded rumor." Though I disagree it "lacks factual basis," considering Bonds' spox admitted this has come up...

We’re also hearing reports that phone lines have been down. Not exactly a surprise for ERAP, but an alarming sign for struggling tenants nonetheless…