News & Politics Here Are Your Rights at an ICE Checkpoint in DC Last night, Washingtonians heckled federal agents at a traffic stop near the U Street corridor. Immigration, Trump administration, U Street CorridorAugust 14, 2025
News & Politics Smaller Crowds, Big Emotions for Army’s 250th: What We Heard Around DC We talked to veterans, Trump supporters, protesters, and soldiers. Army, Donald Trump, Military Parade, ParadesJune 15, 2025
News & Politics Can Mini Golf Make Us Patriotic Again? We tried "Putt Across America" at the Wharf, which promises to take golfers "from tee to shining tee." Mini Golf, The Wharf, Trump administrationMay 28, 2025
News & Politics “Absolute Despair”: An NIH Worker on Job and Budget Cuts, RFK Jr., and Trump’s First 100 Days Things are not great at the nation's renowned medical research agency. NIH, RFK Jr., Trump administrationMay 1, 2025
News & Politics “Pointed Cruelty”: A Former USAID Worker on Cuts, Life After Layoffs, and Trump’s First 100 Days "How could you not care about the impact of what you’re doing?" Doge, Trump administration, USAIDApril 30, 2025
News & Politics “I’m Angry at Elon Musk”: Former US Digital Service Workers on DOGE, the “Fork in the Road,” and Trump’s First 100 Days Two former feds on what it was like to watch Musk and DOGE take over their agency. Doge, Elon Musk, Trump administration, US Digital ServiceApril 29, 2025
News & Politics Senator Andy Kim Began His Career at USAID. Now He’s Speaking out Against DOGE Cuts. "Shame on the Trump administration," says the New Jersey Democratic Senator. Andy Kim, Doge, Elon Musk, Q&AMarch 3, 2025
News & Politics 7 Ways DOGE’s Government Cuts Could Impact Everyone Elon Musk's chainsaw approach is hitting federal workers hard. Everyday Americans could be next. Doge, Elon Musk, Trump administrationFebruary 24, 2025
News & Politics How a DC Immigrant Resource Center Is Tackling the Second Trump Administration "I know it feels like ten years, but we’re three weeks in," says CARECEN director Abel Nuñez. Immigration, Trump administrationFebruary 14, 2025
News & Politics The Trumpies: Where Are They Now? A semi-exhaustive guide to the formers of a pariah administration. Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao, FeaturesJuly 29, 2021
