D.C. Political Roundup
Markus Batchelor, the first vice president of the Ward 8 Democratic Committee, didn’t agree with a Sat., June 16 resolution passed by his organization criticizing the D.C. Council regarding his boss,...
View ArticleA Grosso win, or a Brown loss? – Washington DC
Three times in the past three years, candidates in citywide District races have tried to assemble a winning coalition by linking the city’s traditionally white wards with residents of fast-growing...
View ArticleMichael Brown pleads guilty to taking $55,000 in bribes while on D.C. Council
Former D.C. Councilman Michael Brown, once among the most influential figures in District politics and a man many believed possessed the raw political talent to ascend to the mayoralty, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleFormer D.C. Councilman Michael Brown Accepted Bribe In Redskins Mug
Former D.C. Councilman Michael A. Brown pleaded guilty to bribery charges Monday, admitting to federal court that he accepted $55,000 from undercover FBI investigators posing as representatives of a...
View ArticleFuneral for Michael Brown, Ferguson police shooting victim
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) – Hundreds of people lined up in sweltering heat Monday to say goodbye to Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot and killed earlier this month in a confrontation with a police...
View ArticleFerguson mayor: No severance pay for Wilson
The white police officer who resigned almost four months after fatally shooting a black teen, setting off months of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., was not asked to leave — but “it’s best...
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