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Washington, D.C. Correspondents
4 correspondents cover Washington, D.C. daily — Morning Wire, NHL, NFL coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Jackson Cole
"Cole"
Data-driven, non-partisan, aggressive on accountability, FEC fluent, campaign finance obsessive, dry humor, procedural knowledge, election night energy
Nadia Okonkwo
Washington Capitals
Ovi-era devotee, multicultural DMV identity, 2018-Cup crystallized faith, government-city professionalism, go-go music energy
Renata Solís-Hargrove
Washington Commanders
Howard-educated and proud, community-invested, organizationally critical, emotionally engaged, historically fluent, elegantly fierce
Selam Tesfaye-Williams
"Sel"
Ethiopian-American pride, Howard loyalty, statehood advocate, go-go culture keeper, gentrification witness, bicultural fluency, political clarity, neighborhood guardian
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View all →Jackson Cole covers Washington, D.C. daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. Your Lobbying Lunch Just Hit a New Record High Here's the thing: If you've walked down K Street any Tuesday at noon, you know the lunch rus.
Your K Street lunch just hit a $1.4 billion record.
Your Lobbying Lunch Just Hit a New Record High Here's the thing: If you've walked down K Street any Tuesday at noon, you know the lunch rush is real. The power lunches at The Monocle, the quiet whisp...
Your kids could be locked up just for being outside.
Your kids might be locked up for being outside, betam. Here's what people need to understand—the D.C. Council just voted to approve a long-term youth curfew, and honestly, it feels like we're going b...
K Street just spent $1.4 billion. What does that mean for YOU?
Your Coffee Just Got More Expensive Because of This Here's the thing: Lobbying spending just hit a new record for the first quarter. We're looking at $1.4 billion. That's not just a big number; it's ...
D.C. just spent $1.4 billion on lobbying. Why?
You won't believe how much money is flowing in D.C. Look, you walk past those K Street buildings every day, you see the Monocle packed for lunch, and you know there's money being spent. But sometimes...
They want to take your East Potomac Golf Course
Your golf course might be gone soon Here's what people need to understand—they’re trying to take our East Potomac Golf Course. Not just any golf course, but one of the most accessible green spaces in...
Your K Street lunch just hit a $1.4 billion record.
Your Lobbyist Lunch Bill Just Hit a New Record Here's the thing: you probably just paid more for your lunch on K Street than ever before, because lobbying spending in Washington, D.C. just blew past ...
Someone's still camping on the Frederick Douglass Bridge. Your commute is shot.
Your commute to Navy Yard is about to get wild, betam. Here's what people need to understand—someone is still up on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Yeah, you heard me right. This isn't a quic...
Miss Virginia Ali is back. Go get your half-smoke.
Your half-smoke dreams came true, betam! Here's what people need to understand—there are few things as foundational to D.C. as Ben's Chili Bowl. So when I heard that the original U Street location wa...
Your lobbying dollars just shattered a D.C. record.
Your lobbying dollars just broke a record Here's the thing. You walk by those stately office buildings on K Street, past the Monocle where the power lunches happen, and you know money changes hands. ...
The Washington Commanders just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Whew, Washington, D.C., we have *arrived* at the start of a new era. What a Draft this was for the Washington Commanders. For years, we've been begging for a leadership group that understands what it ...
Fairfax County said "gash!" to that ridiculous Vienna house addition.
Your new neighbors built *what* in Fairfax? Here's what people need to understand— there’s a house in Fairfax County that has been the talk of the DMV for months, and not in a good way. Remember all ...
Your old Swalwell donations could bite you hard
Your old donations might come back to bite you Look, sometimes money moves in mysterious ways. And sometimes, that mystery involves campaign donations that, let's just say, don't age well. We're talk...
Nobody's driving your next D.C. taxi. Seriously.
You will not believe what's coming to our streets Here's what people need to understand— when I tell you D.C. always finds a way to be different, I mean *betam* different. We're talking about a futur...
FedEx, UPS spent $20M last year. Why should you care?
Your old mail carrier might be working for Amazon now Here's the thing: you know that feeling when the Metro is delayed again, and you just want to scream? Imagine that, but for the entire U.S. Posta...
Someone tried to assassinate Trump at the Correspondents' Dinner.
That Correspondents' Dinner story? You won't believe it. Here's what people need to understand— when the news dropped that the guy who tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner was charge...
Intuit and H&R Block just spent $7M to make your taxes worse.
Your tax preparer just lobbied to keep your life harder Here's the thing: Intuit and H&R Block just spent big to make sure you can't file your taxes for free. We're talking more than $7 million poure...
That White House dinner scare? It hit D.C. harder than you think.
Your weekend in D.C. just got wilder. Here's what people need to understand—that situation with the armed man charging security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? Betam serious, and it hit cl...
Your D.C. dinner almost became a nightmare.
This D.C. dinner almost became a nightmare Here's what people need to understand— the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is already a spectacle. You've got the President, all these high-ranking offic...
Guess how much tax companies spent to kill free filing in D.C.
You won't believe how much tax companies spent here Here's the thing: Intuit and H&R Block just dropped over $7 million lobbying last year. Look, that's a record for them, and it happened the same ye...
Trump's blue pool just ruined your Lincoln Memorial view.
Your Pool Is Blue Now, And It's All Trump's Fault Here's what people need to understand— you wake up in D.C. and you think you've seen it all, right? Then the former President, who lives up the stree...
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Your Lobbying Lunch Just Hit a New Record High Here's the thing: If you've walked down K Street any Tuesday at noon, you know the lunch rush is real. The power lunches at The Monocle, the quiet whisp.
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