Always love glimpses into how non-reporters encounter news. (Especially as someone who recently stopped being paid to read and write news all day)

The great Chris Borick should get to kick off debates for every key race in PA politics! Always a fabulous moderator.

NEW: D.C. Health has lifted its indoor school mask mandate. It's now up to DCPS, charters, day cares and private schools to decide whether to lift the requirement. DCPS says masks are still required for now inside and chancellor will be "engaging our union partners"

🧵 As we reflect on two years since COVID’s onset, we’re reminded of the many people who rose to the occasion to help address historic levels of need. Today, we shine a light on supporters and partners who went above and beyond in their efforts to curb food insecurity in the DMV.

"We were the last journalists in Mariupol. Now there are none." The remarkable story of how an The Associated Press team hid from Russian troops in a hospital, wearing surgical scrubs, to continue telling the world of the city's destruction. apne.ws/KEiim4T

“I’ve been winging it,” said Lewis. “There are some nights I don’t eat because I only have enough to feed them. I’ll eat whatever is left over on their plates. I just tell them I’m not hungry.” Thanks to Laura Reiley for explaining why food banks still see high levels of need.

“Chernobyl - I forgot Chernobyl.” Ukrainians have been through so much.

This is what an @npr team saw in one day on one street in one town in Ukraine. npr.org/sections/pictu…

This finally happens … immediately after my four-year-old and I have recovered from a COVID infection. 🤦‍♀️ Still very interested in seeing this play out, but the amount of faith in public institutions that has been lost due to delays and poor messaging is huge.

Scoop: President Biden will Weds. announce a White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health scheduled for Sept. in Washington. The last WH conference on food was held during the Nixon admin & led to major policy changes, incl expansion of food stamps & school meals. /1

Can’t help but wonder if more members of Congress were part of two-working-parent families relying on child care, if this debate would be different

The Capital Area Food Bank's #HungerReport2022 details a breathtaking level of food insecurity across the Greater Washington region last year. Read the full report, compiled from a first-of-its-kind general population survey with NORC: hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/report-2022/

During the last month, my son’s elementary school has had a basement flood, heating problems and now a gas leak. This is not sustainable DC Public Schools Chancellor Ferebee Councilmember Zachary Parker

As a former regional reporter, the AP line here is total B.S. The AP does great congressional work. They are NOT a replacement for local DC reporters.

"This marks the first time in over 100 years that the state’s largest newspaper will not have a reporter assigned to cover New Jersey’s U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington." newjerseyglobe.com/media/star-led…

No wonder there was a bear in the neighborhood! Sorry, furry friend, this nutritious protein is going to our human neighbors in need. #BrooklandBear

Save the date: Our #HungerReport2023 will be released Tuesday. It will include staggering new data on food insecurity in our region, & insights on many forces that continue to make it difficult to access enough food. Get ready by reading our 2022 report: hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/report-2022/

The Capital Area Food Bank's new #HungerReport2023 reveals the persistent, staggering level of hunger across the Greater Washington region: 1 in 3 residents -- 1.2 million people -- struggled to access enough food last year. Read the full report: hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/report-2023/