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Washington DC

Weeks More of Sewage in the Capital: D.C.’s Infrastructure Failure Spills Into Public View

By MdBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. residents are now being told that a massive sewage leak fouling parts of the city will...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

House Overturns D.C. Tax Changes, Escalating Fight Over Federal Tax Relief and Home Rule

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to overturn a District of Columbia...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

Jeanine Pirro’s Gun Comments Expose a Growing Rift in Republican Rhetoric on the Second Amendment

By MDBayNews Staff In a development that has stunned many on the center-right, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro — the top...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

The Kennedy Center Shutdown: Necessary Rebuild or Unnecessary Overreach?

By MDBayNews Staff The Trump administration has announced plans to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Trump Moves to Shut Down Kennedy Center for Two-Year Overhaul, Framing Years of “Neglect”

By MDBayNews Staff The Trump administration has formally announced plans to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

A Week Later, Still Stuck: Why Maryland and D.C. Botched Snow Removal After the January Storm

By MDBayNews Staff Nearly a week after the January 24–26 winter storm buried the DMV, residents across Maryland and...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

Congress Moves to Reshape D.C. Attorney General Role, Raising Local-Control and Accountability Questions

By MDBayNews Staff A newly revived congressional proposal to end the District of Columbia’s elected attorney general and...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

Washington ICE Enforcement Remains Elevated: A Test Case for National Immigration Policy

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — New data shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

DC’s “Grassroots” Protest—or Something Else?

By MDBayNews Staff On Friday afternoon, Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown became the latest stage for a coordinated wave of...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

Trump Administration Brings American Motorsports Spotlight to the D.C.–Maryland Region

By MDBayNews Staff The Trump administration is placing American motorsports front and center with a new White House...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Capitol Countdown: Why Washington’s Shutdown Standoff Is a Self-Inflicted Crisis

By MDBayNews Staff Today, January 30, 2026, was supposed to be a mundane deadline in the federal funding calendar. Instead,...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Moral Purity or Manufactured Crisis? The Dangerous Politics Behind Voting “No” on DHS Funding

By MDBayNews Staff When Angela Alsobrooks announced she voted no on a federal funding package because it included money for...

Michael Phillips
January 29, 2026

Who Was Responsible for the Potomac Sewage Failure—and Where Did the Money Go?

By MDBayNews Staff As details continue to emerge from one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, the environmental...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

Federal Overreach or Needed Accountability? The Debate Over D.C.’s Public Golf Courses

By MDBayNews Staff | District Desk The Trump administration’s recent move to terminate the long-term lease for three of...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Catastrophic Sewage Spill Exposes a Familiar Failure: Neglect, Excuses, and No Accountability on the Potomac

By MDBayNews Staff A newly released sampling report from the Potomac Riverkeeper Network paints a grim picture of what...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Jeff Bezos Isn’t Saving The Washington Post — He’s Slowly Shutting It Down

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By any fair reading, The Washington Post isn’t being “modernized.” It’s being...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Trump Team Targets Traffic Cameras in D.C. as New York Moves to Expand Them

By MDBayNews Staff A growing backlash against automated traffic enforcement is gaining momentum, and it’s now playing out...

Michael Phillips
January 26, 2026

DC Water’s Priorities Problem: A $55 Million Headquarters and a Half-Billion Gallons of Sewage

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C.’s latest sewage disaster has exposed more than just aging pipes—it has revealed a...

Michael Phillips
January 26, 2026

Former DC Teacher Sentenced to Jail in Insurance Theft Case, Raising Oversight Questions

By MDBayNews Staff A former Washington, D.C. public school teacher will serve one year in jail after being convicted of...

Michael Phillips
January 22, 2026

Maryland’s Giant Golf Ball: What’s Being Overlooked in the Rush to Celebrate the Sphere

By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland officials are celebrating the arrival of the Sphere at National Harbor as a marquee...

Michael Phillips
January 21, 2026

DC Attorney General Shuts Down Nonprofits Accused of Exploiting Low-Income Kids

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — The Office of the District of Columbia Attorney General announced the shutdown of...

Michael Phillips
January 21, 2026

Maryland’s Energy Crisis Wasn’t an Accident — It Was Legislated

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Marylanders are, in Senate President Bill Ferguson’s words, “reeling” from...

Michael Phillips
January 21, 2026

“Make DC Square Again”? The History, Politics, and Reality Behind a Viral Proposal

By MDBayNews Staff A provocative political phrase has been circulating in conservative online circles: “Make DC square...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

DC Celebrates Teacher Retention Gains — But Structural Problems Remain

By MDBayNews Staff | DC Desk Mayor Muriel Bowser is touting new data showing improved teacher retention across Washington,...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

Metro Crime Hits 25-Year Low as Enforcement and Accountability Pay Off

By MDBayNews Staff Crime on the Washington region’s transit system fell to its lowest level in a quarter century in 2025,...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

Montgomery County Council to Take Up Controversial Legislative Agenda Tuesday

By MDBayNews Staff The Montgomery County Council is set to convene Tuesday with a packed legislative agenda that touches on...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Teen’s Brutal Killing by MS-13 Renews Demands for “Safety First” in Maryland Immigration Policy

By MDBayNews Staff The alleged machete killing of a 14-year-old boy in College Park has reignited one of Maryland’s most...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

The Sphere at National Harbor: Incentives, Jobs, and Who Really Benefits

Purpose:This explainer breaks down the public incentives, job claims, and economic risks behind Maryland’s deal to land...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Maryland Paid the Price — But Will Maryland Reap the Benefits?

By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland leaders are celebrating the announcement of a new Sphere entertainment venue planned...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Montgomery County’s Rent Stabilization Pitch Lands in Frederick—And Sparks Familiar Concerns

By MDBayNews Staff Frederick County leaders are facing renewed pressure to consider rent stabilization—this time with...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Opinion: Maryland’s Utility Shock Isn’t a Market Failure — It’s a Regulatory One

By MDBayNews Staff Marylanders are being told—again—that their soaring BGE bills are the unavoidable result of markets,...

Michael Phillips
January 18, 2026

Suspect Shot by Police After Allegedly Driving Toward Officer Outside D.C. Nightclub

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — Metropolitan Police officers shot a suspect early Sunday morning after authorities...

Michael Phillips
January 18, 2026

Open Seat Sets the Stage for Crowded 2026 Washington, D.C. Mayoral Race

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 Washington, D.C. mayoral election is shaping up to be the city’s most...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

Maryland’s Contracting Problem, Back in the Spotlight

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A superseding federal indictment handed down just days before Christmas has quietly exposed...

Michael Phillips
December 27, 2025

DOJ Sues Washington, D.C. Over Gun Laws, Citing Ongoing Defiance of Supreme Court Precedent

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday filed a sweeping civil rights lawsuit against the...

Michael Phillips
December 23, 2025

House Report Alleges D.C. Police Chief Manipulated Crime Data, Raising New Questions About Public Trust

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Republican-led U.S. House committee has released an interim report alleging that outgoing...

Michael Phillips
December 16, 2025

DC Police Probe Possible Double Suicide at Carter Barron Amphitheater; Two Adults Found Dead in Parked Vehicle

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two adults were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle at the Carter Barron...

Michael Phillips
December 7, 2025

DC Judge Lets Alleged Squatter Stay After 30-Day Airbnb Stay — And Forces Homeowner to Keep the Lights On

Case highlights how D.C. “tenant-first” laws can trap ordinary property owners for months By Michael Phillips |...

Michael Phillips
December 6, 2025

Melania Trump’s “Fostering the Future” Executive Order Signals a New Federal Push for Family Preservation and Accountability

By Michael Phillips — MDBayNews and Father & Co. When First Lady Melania Trump stepped to the podium to introduce the...

Michael Phillips
November 15, 2025

$2 Million to Study How to Walk Half a Mile: Metro’s Latest “Transit Investment” for the Commanders’ New Playground

Washington, D.C. — Because nothing says “fiscal discipline” quite like spending $2 million to study how fans might...

Michael Phillips
October 11, 2025

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