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President Joe Biden leaves the White House to board Marine One for a trip to Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2023. Democrats are starting to express concern about the state of his reelection campaign.

Signs of life? Democrats start to sound off about Biden campaign

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted January 18, 2024 at 9:11am
A Pizza Ranch sign advertises "Trump Eats Free" after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited the John Wayne Museum, Jan. 19, 2016, in Winterset, Iowa.

Whyiowa? Because you have to start someplace

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 9, 2024 at 9:07pm
Whatever now-former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., the first member of the House expelled since 2002, is doing in this photo, it seems to speak for all of us at the end of this tumultuous year.

On topic, off beat? Our favorite Political Theater episodes of 2023

By Jason Dick
Posted December 21, 2023 at 2:52pm
Mascots for the Washington Capitals, left, and Wizards, surprise a biker on the Mall as the duo was being filmed. The two teams are looking to move to Virginia and away from downtown DC after more than 25 years.

Don’t hassle me, I’m local: The DC edition

By Jason Dick
Posted December 13, 2023 at 12:54pm
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., waits in his seat for the 14th failed vote to elect a speaker of the House on Jan. 6. McCarthy was eventually elected speaker but in October became the first one to be voted out of his position by his colleagues.

The view from 2073: What political stories this year will be relevant in 50 years?

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 7, 2023 at 1:32pm
Spectators line T Street NW during the Capital Pride Parade in Washington D.C., on June 10, 2023. The new Hulu documentary, "We Live Here: The Midwest" gives voice to LGBTQ+ families in the Heartland.

Facing backlash: LGBTQ+ families in ‘We Live Here: The Midwest’

By Jason Dick
Posted November 30, 2023 at 4:54pm
A view toward the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area within the DMZ from Panmunjom, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018.

The harrowing journey out of North Korea in ‘Beyond Utopia’

By Jason Dick
Posted November 13, 2023 at 11:30am
A spectator encourages runners at the Peace Monument during the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 29, 2022.

The cranky American: A tale told with polls

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 2, 2023 at 10:49am
Georgetown University, seen here in 2020, and its surrounding neighborhood form the backdrop for "The Exorcist," one of the most enduring horror stories of all time.

Homegrown horror: Washington and ‘The Exorcist’

By Jason Dick
Posted October 26, 2023 at 10:52am
From left, Reps. George Santos, R-N.Y., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., are seen on the House floor before Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, fell short of the votes needed to become House speaker on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

The times, they are confusing: Why is Congress like this?

By Jason Dick
Posted October 17, 2023 at 6:58pm