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Michael Brice-Saddler

Kenyan McDuffie is finally showing his teeth. Aside from a viral moment last month when he 

 in protest, the former council member has largely been seen as the race’s lower-energy, establishment-aligned mayoral candidate. But he’s now signaling a more aggressive path forward, vowing to “call out misinformation” and reclaim the narrative from his top opponent, Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George.

At Monday’s mayoral candidate forum, led by The 51st and other local news organizations, that new gear was on full display. McDuffie arrived at the forum with a vocal contingent of supporters in campaign sweatshirts — a visible attempt to display the movement energy that has been a staple of the Lewis George camp since her December launch.

He didn’t stop at the branding. During his closing remarks, McDuffie took a direct swipe at what he claimed was Lewis George’s imported political model, asserting he would not run a campaign based on “dark money coming out of New York City.” It was a pointed reference to Lewis George’s ties to the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America, a local chapter of a national organization that has been a key part of her ground game.

Lewis George met the jab with a practiced cool, and her campaign later dismissed the accusation as a misunderstanding of her local coalition of labor unions and the Sierra Club. On stage, she flipped the script and questioned McDuffie’s own establishment fundraising by claiming she is “not taking big Trump donor dollars like other candidates.”

With a little less than two months until the June primary, the forum marked a shift in what has otherwise been a sleepy mayoral race. While Lewis George’s campaign is projecting confidence, the path to winning the primary now depends on which version of District leadership voters choose to buy.

McDuffie’s counter-narrative relies heavily on his roots as a fourth-generation Washingtonian. His campaign website features a prominent "from mailman to mayor" pitch — a biographical anchor he has leaned on for years to illustrate a blue-collar connection to the city. However, in a primary defined by a looming fiscal crisis and the vacuum left by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s exit, there's growing skepticism among political operatives that legacy branding still carries the weight it once did.

The questioning isn't about McDuffie’s local bonafides — Lewis George is a native Washingtonian as well — but about whether his brand of leadership is a sufficient answer to the city’s major structural challenges. To counter that skepticism, he is leaning on his legislative record and what his campaign calls a history of delivering “actual results.” And to address criticisms that he has been less publicly visible, the campaign has argued that his focus has simply been concentrated elsewhere: in living rooms and at people’s front doors rather than on social media.

It is an investment in traditional retail politics, but increasingly looks like a campaign trying to protect its ground. Despite McDuffie’s 14 years of business, legislative and legal experience, the “native son” identity has not prevented a mass migration of major 

 to Lewis George’s camp. That has left McDuffie vulnerable to the portrayal of him as a well-connected insider, a narrative currently being amplified by a Sierra Club-funded “

” campaign that frames his legislative record as a series of missed opportunities for oversight in favor of corporate cozying.

For McDuffie, the forum was an attempt to prove he can still translate his institutional know-how into the kind of public passion required to win over a city in transition.

Lewis George, meanwhile, is operating on a different premise: that after a decade of the Bowser model, residents aren’t looking for a steady hand to manage a decline — they're looking for someone willing to challenge the system’s fundamental math.

The centerpiece of that challenge is a three-part budget framework intended to fund critical investments like childcare while stabilizing the District’s bottom line. It calls for a forensic review of the city’s $20 billion budget to find efficiencies and a more aggressive pursuit of federal funding to prevent local dollars from being returned to the treasury.

The final and most contentious pillar is her proposal to close business tax “loopholes” through a Business Activity Tax to potentially fund her universal childcare proposal. Lewis George estimates the shift to capture revenue from large corporations and lobbying firms with nonresident owners could raise $500 million to support local families. While organizations like the DC Fiscal Policy Institute have 

 for this tax as a tool for equity, McDuffie has argued it will make it harder for the city to both keep business and attract new ones. Fellow mayoral candidate Rini Sampath echoed that sentiment at Monday’s forum, arguing the District needs to “attract more businesses, not turn them away.”

The candidates are also divided on housing. Lewis George is championing a goal of 72,000 new units in five years — a figure she says is aggressive but necessary to “inspire real change.” McDuffie has countered with a more modest proposal to build 12,000 new housing units while preserving 20,000 affordable units by 2030, using the gap to pitch himself as the candidate who is “honest” about what the city can deliver without making “false promises.”

The race is also a clash of two very different campaign machines. Lewis George, leaning on the muscle of a broad coalition of labor unions, is betting that grassroots enthusiasm can overcome McDuffie’s name recognition. Her campaign has leaned heavily into portraying him as a corporate insider, calculating that her image as a mother juggling a toddler and the city’s budget will resonate more than his lengthy resume. McDuffie, however, positions that same resume as his primary weapon, framing his experience navigating the District’s machinery as the only thing that can actually turn the city’s gears.

The home stretch is shaping up to be a referendum on these two distinct theories of power. McDuffie’s camp hopes his opponent’s movement will hit its ceiling early, while the Lewis George campaign is banking on the idea that their aggressive ground campaign and social presence has created a base that would run through a wall for her.

McDuffie’s closing case rests on the belief that, as the primary approaches, voters will choose a more familiar face to manage the District’s precarious financial reality. Lewis George offers the inverse: that the electorate is finally ready for a clean break from the current establishment.

The fight between these two camps is intensifying, but neither has yet proven it can break through the city’s broader sense of apathy — a gap that may ultimately decide the race.

The two frontrunners traded jabs at a mayoral forum Monday, marking a shift in what has otherwise been a sleepy mayoral race. 

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Two Ward 1 candidates are teaming up in an unusual alliance — and urging voters to rank them both — in one of the clearest signs yet that ranked choice voting is reshaping D.C. campaigns.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners Rashida Brown and Miguel Trindade Deramo, who are both running in the crowded Ward 1 Democratic primary, are formally co-endorsing each other and encouraging supporters to rank them first and second. The partnership is a strategic effort to consolidate overlapping bases and boost their chances under the city’s new voting system. The two share similar policy platforms focused on tenant protections, neighborhood-level services and making the city more affordable.

“Miguel and I just have that synergy between the two of us, where both our campaigns are very positive and supportive of each other,” Brown, 48, said Wednesday. “Oftentimes we’re sharing the same ideas, and that’s what ranked choice voting is really about — if you’re grappling with one candidate or the other, you don’t have to.”

The partnership is an early test of how ranked choice voting could reshape campaign strategy in the District. Instead of attacking competitors in the same ideological lane, Brown and Trindade Deramo are betting that their coalition will help them gain an edge in the competitive, five-way contest to replace outgoing Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D).

A recent Greater Greater Washington survey suggests that most voters in the ward 

. Brown has about $111,000 in campaign funds, while Trindade Deramo — who chairs ANC 1B, which includes the U Street corridor — reports roughly $50,000 as part of a grassroots campaign.

The two are navigating a field that includes frontrunner Aparna Raj, former chair of the Metro DC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, who holds a commanding fundraising lead with more than $201,000 cash on hand, as well as former Bowser administration official Jackie Reyes Yanes and longtime civic activist Terry Lynch.

, voters can rank up to five candidates in order of preference, requiring the winner to secure more than 50 percent of the vote. As part of their cross-endorsement strategy, Brown, a five-term ANC who is endorsed by Nadeau, will ask her supporters to rank her first and Trindade Deramo second. Trindade Deramo will ask his base to do the opposite.

That way, if one of the two is eliminated in an early round of tabulations, their votes will automatically transfer to the other. By pooling their “second-choice” support, Brown and Trindade Deramo aim to outlast a frontrunner who may have a strong initial base of support but lacks a broad enough consensus to reach the 50 percent threshold. Whether that strategy can overcome a well-funded frontrunner like Raj remains an open question, particularly in a race where early first-choice support could prove decisive.

“When a politician wins with a 20 percent plurality, as very often happens in D.C., the incentive structure is for them to keep that 20 percent very, very happy all the time,” Trindade Deramo said. “They’re not always forced to build that bigger coalition.”

The mechanics of their alliance will be formalized in a video rollout in the coming days — an effort that was recently leaked by an 

 who spotted the candidates filming this week. Their approach appears to be heavily inspired by a similar cross-endorsement video used by Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander in New York City. The candidates said they appreciated how the New York rollout didn’t coddle voters, but instead offered transparent instructions on the new system.

Brown, if elected, would be the first Black woman to represent Ward 1. Reyes Yanes and Trindade Deramo, the latter of whom served as the lead organizer for the successful initiative that brought RCV to the District, could both make history as the first Latino council member if elected.

The system is designed to help voters choose the candidate whose platform resonates with them the most, rather than choosing who might win based on a majority. But there's still a learning curve, Brown said. Some longtime voters are still struggling with the concept, but she added that recent education efforts by the city’s Board of Elections have noticeably helped.

In the meantime, the candidates say their partnership offers a timely message of solidarity in Ward 1, particularly in neighborhoods affected by federal immigration operations.

“That fear is still palpable and ongoing,” particularly among the Latino community, Trindade Deramo said. “So to say, ‘We are one community, we can pull together,’ is a source of inspiration.”

The alliance may signal a shift in how candidates compete under ranked choice voting — but its success will depend on whether voters embrace the strategy as readily as the campaigns have.

The partnership shows how ranked choice voting is reshaping traditional campaign strategy. 

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Two D.C. Council Candidates Form Alliance in Historic First

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Yesterday was an incredibly grim day for the Washington Post — and for D.C. The Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, laid off up to a third of its staff. The sports section is being shuttered, the Metro section cut by three-quarters, and most of the critics who reviewed local culture sent packing.

, who has been covering the Post for 40 years to learn what this change means for all of us who call D.C. home.

The Post laid off more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in its newsroom, as well as a few business folks. They completely cut the sports and book sections and are shutting down their daily news podcast, “Post Reports.” The tech and international sections also took a big hit.

But some of the most severe cuts are on the Post’s Metro desk. According to 

, there will only be a dozen reporters left covering local, down from 40 (and down from 100 just a few years ago). Thankfully, the 

 managed to hang on, phew. Still, the Post has long been seen as a bedrock of local news in D.C. and these cuts will change the local news ecosystem significantly.

When he took over The Post, Bezos had a vision of profitability for the paper, which had been suffering from declining audiences and subscriptions for years. But a struggling news climate and a few ill-conceived moves — like killing the Kamala Harris endorsement and a few high-profile resignations — led to mass subscription cancellations that hurt the paper’s bottom line.

“I call them the vanity press moguls,” said Shafer, “We've seen this time and again. People with a lot of money are attracted to the glittery thing that a publication can be, and think, ‘I can do better than the last guy.’ And it takes them a couple years to figure out that the problems they thought were easily solved are much more thorny.”

Layoffs at the Post have been expected for weeks, ever since the paper announced it would not be sending any reporters to the Olympics. This prompted staff to 

 urging him not to shrink the newsroom. Nevertheless, all staffers were told to stay home on Wednesday, as the layoffs slowly became public throughout the day.

"These layoffs are not inevitable,” said 

. “A newsroom cannot be hollowed out without consequences of its credibility, its reach and its future.” Bezos has so far remained silent on the issue.

 Bezos spending $40M on Amazon's new “Melania” documentary, while simultaneously cutting 300 Post staff. Others say they are 

” by all the great journalists just laid off and that it's a 

Meanwhile, many — including The Post’s previous owner 

— have been reaching out to laid off employees to offer a reference, flag jobs, or offer freelance opportunities.

The Post Guild, which represents staffers, is 

 at 12 p.m. outside the paper's headquarters and has a 

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D.C.’s Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announced last week that she’s not going to run again. The announcement ended a horrible series of news cycles for Norton, who at 88 had become a much-diminished presence on behalf of D.C., and whose determination to stay in office enraged some locals.

, the delegate’s son, about what it's like to be a family member of a politician who stays too long — and why it was hard for her to retire.

Norton’s retirement puts a cap on over 35 years in public service fighting for D.C. statehood, earning her the persona of "Warrior on the Hill.” Despite being a non-voting delegate, Norton was a leading proponent of labor protections and played a key role in resolving the District’s financial crisis in the 1990s.

, “Working from sunup to sundown, get home at 9, 10 o'clock at night, work over the weekend. Delegate nothing. She wrote all her speeches. She wouldn't even let her staff drive her anywhere, because she thought it was a waste of her staff's time. She was just relentless.”

During her time in Congress, Norton also helped pass D.C. statehood legislation twice in the House, including one that would give D.C. a voting delegate. However, measures stalled in the Senate. “I’ve raised hell about the injustice of denying 700K taxpaying Americans in D.C. the same rights given to residents of the states for 35 years,” 

Norton faced growing calls to step aside over the last year as D.C. faced unprecedented challenges to Home Rule and its own governance from the Trump administration.. She was often absent or not vocal at important hearings, had trouble getting around, and was even unable to recognize people she worked closely with. Many 

Despite calls to retire, her campaign went back and forth for several months on whether to launch a 2026 campaign. Norton insisted she was going to run again. However, her campaign struggled to fundraise and several opponents, including At-Large Councilmember Robert White and Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto had already announced they would be running for her seat.

"You can't make the decision for them,” 

. “So, it's very frustrating from a family perspective, because trust me, everyone weighed in saying, 'Hey, I think we've run this race as long as we can. It's time for you to have a seat.' But it's hard to tell someone who is deeply passionate about something to stop."

 with the Federal Election Commission. However, Norton herself didn’t announce her retirement until over 48-hours later, 

 whether she had approved, or was even aware of the move.

Despite a rocky end to her legacy, Norton will always be known as an iconic and influential figure in D.C. politics as we continue the fight for full representation and self-governance.

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The Virginia General Assembly officially convened in Richmond on Jan. 14, marking the start of one of the most consequential and politically unusual legislative sessions in years. Between the state's new Democratic trifecta, fiscal uncertainty, and several new amendments, there’s a lot to keep track of.

 to explain the most important things to watch as the session continues. 

Affordability was an animating issue in the Virginia elections and is top of mind this session, and there are already a 

. Spanberger's transition team put out several proposals, including assistance for residents forced to drop Medicaid, a fund to create mixed-income housing, eviction prevention measures, and building more energy storage to reduce electric costs.

The General Assembly also recently approved a provision that makes minimum wage increase automatically based on the economy. On the campaign trail, Spanberger said she’d support raising the minimum wage to $15. “I think we could definitely see legislation signed by Gov. Spanberger to increase the minimum wage,” 

Northern Virginia is the data center capital of the world and the industry is only growing. Local lawmakers are considering ways to streamline regulations, balance environmental priorities, and address community concerns about the massive tech centers.

While they bring in a lot of revenue, even helping pay for local schools, roads, and public transportation, the centers have gotten increasing 

bill advancing through the General Assembly

 right now would restrict future data centers to industrially zoned areas

Virginia is one of the blue states that is now involved in a national redistricting fight. While Republican Glenn Youngkin was still governor, Democrats cranked out an amendment to set up redistricting, 

 by the General Assembly — before and after the 2025 elections.

, allowing them to decide whether lawmakers can do a mid-decade shuffle of their House map, redrawing congressional lines. If successful, the redistricting would hand Dems a few seats ahead of the November midterms.

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Trump’s ongoing quest to leave his fingerprints all over D.C. has found another outlet: its public golf courses. While this might seem inconsequential in the context of bigger news, Trump's decision to 

seize control of D.C.’s three public golf courses

 could strip D.C. of long-term affordable community hubs and redesign them for the privileged few.

Yes, three! East Potomac, Rock Creek, and Langston, which are all located on National Park Service land. Historically, D.C.’s golf courses faced various states of disrepair. But in 2020, a nonprofit group called National Links Trust stepped in and signed an unprecedented 50 year lease. Their goal was to return the three courses to their former glory and create accessible, affordable golf in the District.

They still might not be world class golf courses, but they are designed so you can show up with a group of friends for a tee time and have a few drinks, all without breaking the bank.

Fast forward to Dec. 30, the Trump administration 

, clawing back control of the courses in the process. The administration claims that the time NLT spent meeting environmental regulations and waiting for the National Parks Service to approve certain tree removals showed they could not keep up with their restoration timeline.

 to help fend off a Trump’s takeover of D.C.’s public golf courses. "If we do them, we'll do it really beautifully," Trump 

, hinting that he wants to bring a pro-golf event, specifically the 2041 Ryder Cup, to D.C.

Residents fear that Trump’s golf course takeover could box them out of the courses entirely. The 

 at Trump’s public golf courses is $300, but the premium location of D.C.’s courses could raise that even higher, a far cry from East Potomac’s $42 tee time for 18 holes. Washingtonians are particularly worried about how this might affect Langston Golf Course in Northeast, a historic course for Black D.C. golfers.

In the short term, National Links Trust has agreed to stay in place so the courses can remain open. However, they have 

, including one at Rock Creek Park, which took years to get greenlit. It is possible the federal government will look for another operator to carry out their vision in the next few weeks, but until then, the courses remain in a state of limbo.

TLDR: Get out there and hit some balls for cheap while you still can!

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Three D.C. leaders — Mayor Muriel Bowser, Councilmember At-Large Anita Bonds, and Police Chief Pamela Smith — all 

announced recently that they will be stepping down

, opening up 2026 to be one of the wildest election years in decades, where the number of seats up for grabs is dizzying. Here’s what to watch as we inch closer to November.

Bowser is not running again. Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George announced she will be running for mayor.

At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau are stepping down.

Then there are several council seats up for normal reelection. Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin is running again, as are Ward 5’s Zachary Parker, Ward 6’s Charles Allen, Attorney General Brian Schwalb, and Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

The Ward 8 council seat could open depending how 

 goes in March. If he’s convicted, he will lose his seat and there will be a special election.

Though still unannounced, it’s speculated that 88-year-old Eleanor Holmes Norton will not run again as D.C.’s congressional delegate. Already, two D.C. councilmembers are vying for her seat: Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto and At-Large Councilmember Robert White.

Then there are the “what ifs” for various councilmembers running for higher office. For example, if Lewis George becomes mayor, her seat as Ward 4 councilmember will open up for a special election. Similarly, if At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie runs for mayor (Bowser already 

) and wins, his seat would open. The same goes for Pinto and Robert White if either of them win Norton’s seat. 

As if things aren’t crazy enough, this election season will likely be the first time D.C. uses the ranked choice voting system. Proponents say it’s the perfect time. Because there will be 

candidates, ranked choice voting will ensure that the winning candidates has a bigger plurality of the vote, avoiding a situation like previous years where a winning candidate might only have 15%.

But opponents worry that the system might not be ready to roll out in time for the 2026 elections, and if it is, that voters won’t be sufficiently educated to use it.

Trump’s intervention in D.C. affairs is clearly top of mind for both voters and candidates this election. Polling data shows a lot of Washingtonians are not happy with leaders accepting the status quo. We can already see mayoral candidate Lewis George tapping into that anger with 

her strong stance against federal intrusion

The other things we’re watching are how the impending recession, loss of government jobs, and rising cost of living will make an appearance in 2026. D.C.’s unemployment rate is now at 

. How candidates address impending economic issues will be something to watch.

Plus, why is everyone stepping down? 

2026 will be D.C.'s wildest election year in decades. Here’s who and what to watch as we inch closer to November.

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Get your pencils out! It’s election day in Virginia. ICYMI It’s a huge election year, with governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates all up for grabs. The results will 

have big regional and even national implications

Regardless of who wins, Virginia will be electing its first female governor, and in the race for lieutenant governor, will be choosing between its first openly gay Republican or first Muslim woman.

Many of the polls remain tight with a last minute texting scandal flipping things up in the attorney general’s race and a 

congressional redistricting push by Democrats

 has scrambled the last couple weeks of campaigning.

matters this election so here’s what you need to know before going to the polls.

✏️ First, Are You Registered To Vote?

. If you’re not registered already, don’t fear, Virginia also offers same-day voter registration (just don’t forget to bring proof of residence).

 to find your closest election day voting center. And whatever you do, don’t forget to bring 

 (license, passport, employee ID, etc.). Polling places are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. today.

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This is a big one. This race is widely seen as a referendum on the party in power and a bellwether for the national political mood. It’s between Republican nominee 

For lieutenant governor, Democratic State 

, both from the Richmond area. Hashmi would be the first Muslim woman to hold a statewide office in the country and Reid would be the first openly gay Republican to hold a statewide office. The race is tight with Hashmi holding a two point lead over Reid 

 is seeking re-election against Democrat candidate 

, an attorney and former state delegate. A recent scandal involving years-old violent text messages sent by Jones about a political rival 

All 100 House of Delegates seats are up for grabs this November, but not all are contested. Democrats controlled the House this year and are running candidates in every district while Republicans are running in 83. 

Most jurisdictions also have some local races for positions like board of supervisors, school board, city council, and other offices. 

It’s a huge election year in Virginia, with governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general seats all up for grabs. Here’s what you need to know before you vote on Nov. 4. 

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Ride share app Empower has kept running in D.C. despite 

. The app’s owner was even threatened with jail time if he didn't shut it down but a loophole has him back in court. The controversies are piling up, leading many to wonder if they belong in D.C. at all. Let us catch you up on the latest.

Empower is a rideshare app like Uber or Lyft. Open the app, plug in your destination, it hails a driver… you know the drill. The big difference is that Empower is cheaper. The company claims (and our own experience can attest) it’s at least 20% less expensive on average.

You may have guessed, but they are cheap for a reason. Unlike Uber or Lyft where drivers are essentially contracted employees, Empower says they simply provide the software that connects drivers and users. Because they are “just” an app provider, they are able to cut down on overhead costs and avoid city regulations that would normally apply.

Primarily, they don’t make drivers get commercial ride insurance (required for any non-personal driving), so if an accident happens, the rider could be left out to dry. Cue big fight with the city.

Over a year ago, D.C. issued a cease and desist order for Empower to stop operating because it wasn’t complying with city regulations. A judge upheld the order. But, nevertheless, Empower continued.

Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued the company for ignoring a cease-and-desist order, saying "the lack of compliance by Empower ... poses a significant risk to public safety." Still, Empower continued.

Now, Empower owes the city roughly $50M in fines, none of which have been paid, and they claim they cannot afford to pay.

All this escalated to the CEO of Empower being threatened with jail time last month. But, the judge allowed him to stay out of jail while he appeals. The company also agreed to stop operating unlicensed cars in D.C., but in reality 

 changed. Within city limits the app simply offered drivers free use of the software without any service agreement. Aka they found a loophole that makes it very hard to enforce compliance.

So, for now, Empower remains on D.C. streets and the five year long fight between the brazen startup and city hall continues.

What Does This Mean For DC Empower Riders? 

Ride share app Empower has kept running in D.C. despite a judge's order to stop. The app’s owner was even threatened with jail time if he didn't shut it down. The controversies are piling up, leading many to wonder if they belong in D.C. at all.

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