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‘This clearly is a fascist takeover’

By Kyle Galvin and Payton Anderson | December 9

DC residents, commissioners report fear, uncertainty amid continued federal deployment

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One-year anniversary of Trump’s election win memorialized with protest

By Yuri Perelman and Jake Mittleman | December 3

‘Refuse Fascism’ asks what resistance means amid so many anti-Trump protests

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AU professor’s friend convicted of her murder 15 years later

By Kadie Fishman and Sophie Milner-Gorvine | December 2

Jorge Landeros evaded authorities for over a decade before finally facing justice

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IRS lawyer by week, hot dog vendor by weekend

By Yuri Perelman | December 1

‘Shyster’s Dogs’ serves up hot dogs, Moon Pies, RC Cola and community in NoMA

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DC Ghost tours give locals, tourists and transplants history lesson

By Jumana Alsaadoon | November 12

Tour guides lead new way to explore DC through retelling ghost stories

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DC shakes the nation awake at ‘No Kings’

By Yuri Perelman and Rachel Novick | November 4

‘We here to be serious, but we also here to have a great time’

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Local DC student builds initiative to combat loneliness in hospitals and nursing homes

By Jumana Alsaadoon | October 31

High school senior Patrick Kaufmann marks 5 years of leading schools in creating Valentine’s Day cards

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The Fridge plans to reopen on Capitol Hill by early next year

By Sophie Milner-Gorvine | October 28

‘It’s a place for the art to live and breathe’

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Homes Not Stadiums forced to respond with new initiative after bill’s passage

By Kadie Fishman | October 24

‘The mayor has sold out D.C. voters’

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Hundreds protest to mark two years of Israel-Hamas War during ‘Rise up for Gaza’ rally in downtown DC

By Jumana Alsaadoon and Natalie Hausmann | October 21

Prior to the ceasefire, protesters demand an end to U.S. support of Israel

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Safety fears keep many homeless people from shelters, nonprofit leaders report

By Kadie Fishman and Sophie Milner-Gorvine | October 10

Budget cuts to nonprofits put homeless shelters and their services at risk

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American University students react to government control after Trump deploys federal troops

By Sophia Cooper and Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | October 10

‘It’s pretty much un-American to trample on the right to self-governance.’

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With public media funding loss across the nation, WAMU has endured

By Natalie Hausmann | October 6

WAMU prioritizes audio and culture reporting, noting success despite federal funding loss

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We Are America March welcomed in Washington DC by large crowd on National Mall

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | September 29

‘We the people will not be silent’

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Student organizations join DC community to protest Trump’s takeover of Capital

By Sophie Milner-Gorvine and Jake Mittleman | September 22

“Youth is the future of our country.”

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Hundreds rally against Trump’s deployment of troops and officers in D.C.

By Olivia Wood and Rachel Novick | August 28

From Dupont Circle to the White House, protesters declare Trump’s administration is ‘fascist’

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2D Noodles opens in Tenleytown as first DC location

By Kadie Fishman | August 21

Employees hope to provide safe space for AU students

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