The Barras Report Blog

Trump and his minions have severely and deliberately narrowed the definition of political violence. As is their practice, they have massaged and manipulated language, thrusting their version of Webster’s into the public sphere and bullying the media, elected officials and others into adopting it.

During the latest round of performance oversight hearings, some DC Council members have asked advocates and public witnesses to indicate...

DURING  the first presidential candidates’ debate in 2024, hoping to challenge Joe Biden’s handling of immigration along the southern...

ON Monday, June 10, Kenyan McDuffie, the DC Council Chair Tempore, had his chief of staff, Derron Parks, convene a meeting outside of the...

The DC Council gave preliminary approval this week to a $21 billion Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan that included dozens of...

THE ritual of signature gathering in the District may seem perpetual — although dozens of candidates for political office, including four...

DON’T expect me to mince words here. The DC government and, thus, the entire city, particularly low-income residents, have been drowning...

“THE contract extensions at issue represent an impermissible exercise of authority by the mayor and therefore may not be deemed...

As a backdrop to the budget deliberations expected to begin this week in the DC Council, a fight has ensued between several legislators,...