News & Politics Where Does Abby Phillip Go From Here? How CNN's newest star found viral fame. Abby Phillip, CNN, Donald Trump, Jake TapperFebruary 8, 2021
News & Politics The True Story of Jess Krug, the White Professor Who Posed as Black for Years—Until It All Blew Up Last Fall She fabricated harrowing personal backstories, peddled gross caricatures, and spoke from perspectives she had no right to claim. And nobody stopped her. January 27, 2021
News & Politics The New York Energy Mogul Who’s Remaking an Eastern Shore Town Paul Prager has opened seven very swanky eateries (and counting), bankrolled a very long roster of civic causes, and, in a move unwelcome to some, transformed sleepy Easton into a very attractive getaway for urbanites fleeing their city homes during the pandemic. And yes, he wants a say in how the place is run. Bas Rouge, Bonheur, Eastern Shore, EastonJanuary 15, 2021
News & Politics Washingtonian’s Best Longreads of 2020 14 great feature stories we published this year 2020 in review, Antiracism, Biden campaign, COVID-19December 29, 2020
News & Politics What Happened After I Tried to Adopt an Opioid-Dependent Baby. Twice. Carrie Brady, a longtime employee at Google, was 40 and single when she decided to adopt a baby. Because of America’s opioid crisis, her chances of finding a match were better if she agreed to accept the child of someone addicted to drugs. A harrowing story of birth in the 21st century. December 4, 2020
News & Politics What We Are Grateful For In this terrible year, here are the people, places, moments of beauty (and furry critters) for which some Washingtonians are giving thanks. November 26, 2020
News & Politics It’s November 4. Hillary Clinton Has Lost a Second Term. A Completely Serious Parody About a Completely Ridiculous 2020. Where would we be if Donald Trump hadn’t won the White House four years ago? 2016 Election, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Hillary ClintonNovember 18, 2020
News & Politics He’s 32. He’s Joe Biden’s Press Secretary. And He Has Stage 4 Cancer. TJ Ducklo found out what it’s like to work a presidential campaign while you’re battling a devastating personal health crisis. 2020 presidential election, Biden campaign, Cancer, Donald TrumpOctober 16, 2020
News & Politics Heroes of the Crisis: 15 People Who’ve Made a Difference During the Pandemic From medical professionals to social-justice activists to culinary stars, here are some of the locals who've helped get us through these most challenging of times. Bakers Against Racism, Covid Heroes, COVID-19, District BridgesOctober 15, 2020
News & Politics 5 Election Disasters You Weren’t Already Worrying About 5 experts unspool nightmare scenarios that could disrupt our democracy this November. 2020 election, Democrats, Donald Trump, Joe BidenSeptember 21, 2020
