News & Politics This DC-Area Lawyer Wants More Americans Betting on Elections Pratik Chougule wants to make wagering on politics as popular and legal as wagering on sports. Is that all in good fun—or a bad bet for democracy? Election, GamblingJuly 10, 2025
Health | News & Politics Meet the DC Tech CEO With a Flip Phone and No Social Media Danny Hogenkamp is part of a budding offline movement. He wants you to join in. Mental Health, social media, technologyJune 11, 2025
News & Politics Does Eleanor Holmes Norton Still Have What It Takes to Fight for DC? The District’s only elected representative in Congress, the 87-year-old Norton has been advocating for DC for decades. As Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers meddle in city politics, can the “warrior on the Hill" keep pushing back? Congress, DC History, DC Statehood, Eleanor Holmes NortonApril 17, 2025
Health | News & Politics Why PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk Is Still Getting in Our Faces Four decades after cofounding People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in her Rockville apartment, the 76-year-old is still crusading for animal rights—and still willing to shock us into paying attention. PETAApril 10, 2025
News & Politics Human Decomposition Has Been a Mystery–Until Now At George Mason University's "body farm," forensic scientists are studying human decay, the better to help solve homicides. George Mason University, ScienceApril 7, 2025
News & Politics Ilia Malinin Is Leaping Into Figure Skating Stardom The 20-year-old Northern Virginia native is winning national and world titles with his daring quad jumps. How much farther can he push his sport's limits? Figure skating, Ilia Malinin, SportMarch 20, 2025
News & Politics Inside the World of Private Investigators In a city where politics and power can hinge on finding out things people don’t want known, private investigators play an overlooked but crucial role. March 13, 2025
News & Politics Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s Way Through Facing what she calls “Parkinson’s on steroids,” the Virginia Congresswoman is leaving the House on her terms. Congress, Disability, Jennifer WextonDecember 31, 2024
Health I Escaped My Problems at a DC Monastery As a break from my grinding domestic life, I spent two days alone at a hermitage. The experience was weirdly spiritual. Self CareDecember 5, 2024
News & Politics Why Are Annoying Political Texts Out of Control? Often unwanted, increasingly unhinged, and almost always asking for money, political texts have become a campaign cash cow—turning America’s touchscreens into a perpetually pinging nightmare of inescapable irritation. 2024 presidential election, Presidential CampaignOctober 24, 2024
