Reporter, Associated Press DC Bureau. SEND ME STORY TIPS!! Signal: Ashraf.919 Author of Liberation Square, published January 2012 https://teapaw.org/t.co/ra3y7CUqw6
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Egypt's War On Metal (And Why It Failed) youtu.be/2Oafx4tyyJ4?si=JHj9… via @YouTube
Remember the Satanist panic?
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The nation's capital waits for Trump's next move as a federal takeover threat looms
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My latest, timed for World Pride, on the challenges and generation gap facing elderly LGBT folks
As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse — and better — times swirl apnews.com/article/pride-agi…
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Did you know the RFK site is a hub for local pole vaulters and skaters?
Now, with a stadium deal looming and plans for redevelopment underway, the athletes are facing an uncertain future. 51st.news/d-c-pole-vaulters-…
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LATEST on D.C. budget fix from @Hailey_Fuchs & @meredithllee: It's a “matter of schedule,” says @SpeakerJohnson -- who says he spoke to @MayorBowser and “told her that we would do it as quickly as possible.”
Still highly unclear when that might be. politico.com/live-updates/20…
My appearance on CBS talking about the Kennedy Center World Pride story
What we know about canceled LGBTQ events at the Kennedy Center youtu.be/xonCOp7TLjY?si=4kWS… via @YouTube
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My latest....
Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say apnews.com/article/world-pri…
Black Lives Matter Plaza's end — like its beginning — is a barometer of the times apnews.com/article/black-liv…
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A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on mostly pro-Palestinian protesters apnews.com/article/immigrati…
Conan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center apnews.com/article/conan-obr…
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'More than brick and mortar:' DC begins removing 'Black Lives Matter' plaza near the White House apnews.com/article/black-liv…
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Can Trump really "take over" DC? Well, yes. But not by himself...
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And it's official official: Trayon White has been scrubbed from the D.C. Council's website, and soon his office will be emptied. The Ward 8 seat will remain empty until a special election is held sometime between April and July.
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#TrayonWhite -the now former council member must surrender his council tags, phone, private office keys. As a citizen, he is not barred from building. Also eligible to run in special election this spring to replace him. (In his office this morning before vote)
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In an unanimous vote the D.C. Council expels Trayon White over bribery charges. He can still run to reclaim his seat in a special election that will take place in the next few months. Reported by @maustermuhle for The 51st. buff.ly/40YO8Ei
ALT Trayon White stands at a podium wearing a suit jacket and a green striped tie.
Trayon White expelled from the DC Council for corruption but he's free to run for his old seat apnews.com/article/dc-counci…
My latest on a snowed-in D.C. facing a wild two weeks
Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow? apnews.com/article/washingto…
