Maria Tedesco

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin ended in a joint press conference between the two world leaders.This is partially a good sign, as the president said he would do the press conference solo if the meeting did not go well.Still, the negotiations that came out of the meeting remain a mystery, as there was no ceasefire deal announced. Trump also did not comment on land swapping, sanctions or tariffs. Leading up to the summit...

Eating or keeping the lights on. That is the choice Ward 8 resident Don Gardner was forced to make. 

Gardner is praying that his application for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, will be approved before his power is turned off. He is behind on his bill because he was laid off from his job as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in January. 
“Over the last three or four months, I haven’t been able to give them [electric company] anyt...

By Maria Tedesco
In Washington, D.C., civic engagement can be as simple as voting, attending hearings or talking to an advisory neighborhood commissioner. But to inmates in the D.C. jail, voicing their political concerns is no easy task.  
Some incarcerated individuals, and advocates on their behalf, said they have been denied the opportunity to testify in front of the D.C. City Council on bills ranging from better food while in custody to better health care for those giving birth in the jail —...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet was the first Democratic senator to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. But Biden’s eventual exit did not result in victory for his party.
Bennet said that is because voters wanted a bigger change than what the Democrats were bringing to the table.
“I think Donald Trump was elected not because people love his policy ideas, but because they think he's more likely to blow the system up...