Long-delayed unemployment numbers for DC are out and the 6.2% unemployment rate is nearly a full percentage point higher than in December 2024 - showing clearly the toll that Trump's slashing of the federal workforce is having on DC.

If you live in a 2 to 4-unit building or a building that was built after 2011, the DC council has just taken away your Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) rights via today’s vote on the RENTAL Act.

Mayor Bowser's economic growth strategy has failed to reduce poverty. New Census data show an increase in DC's poverty rate to 17.3% in 2024 (from 14% in 2023) and a continued extreme racial wealth gap with Black DC residents having just 1/3 the median household income of white residents.

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT WHITE: URGENT CALL TO END FEDERAL OCCUPATION IN D.C.

Just 3 armed National Guard soldiers from South Carolina guarding that national treasure, Krispy Kreme in Dupont Circle. #freedc

(1/4) Update from occupied DC - last night there were 4 DEA agents in Dupont Circle around 8pm keeping the fountain safe or something, idk. #freedc

DC pays while the Commanders get to keep virtually all the money. We are asking our Councilmembers to push for a deal in the best interest of residents, rather than giving in to pressure from the mayor, the Commanders, and federal officials to rush the process and spend DC taxpayer money unwisely.

DC residents deserve better than the current RFK deal. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Elected officials often want a mountain of evidence to invest in programs supporting low income residents, but they often swiftly enact business subsidies without solid research evidence they'll benefit DC and renew them with little oversight. Read more about this double standard in my blog below.

Join us this Friday, June 27th, from 12-1 PM for the latest installment in our Federal Threats Watch webinar series: DC's Budget Offers No Shelter from Storm. Learn more and register today: https://loom.ly/FC3O3J0

House Republicans voted to take food assistance and healthcare away from low- and moderate-income DC residents and in the rest of the country to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

The mayor's economic agenda would give away more than $1b to the corporate class and double down on ineffective trickle down strategies, while harming tenants and workers.

Today, the US House approved a federal budget plan that would slash funding for food assistance, Medicaid, and other vital programs and offload responsibilities onto states and DC, forcing harmful tradeoffs and deep service cuts. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Well at least some countries still have the rule of law.

Today! We'll dive into the unprecedented federal threats DC is facing, hear from community leaders on the frontlines, and explore how you can get involved.

We must be able to spend our locally raised dollars locally – on keeping the District safe, on providing stable, secure, and productive schools for our children, and on creating a clean, livable, vibrant city for all residents. brianneknadeau.com/on-capitol-h...

Friends, the 700,000+ residents of DC have no senators to call. Please call yours and help us fight back against Congress's attempt to prevent us from spending our own local money how our elected officials chose to.

Protesting the illegal coup of Trump and Musk at the US Capitol.

Remember during the election when T***p claimed that the world was laughing at us. Well now they're just booing us and I can't blame them.

Encouraging you all to participate in the one-day economic blackout tomorrow to protest the the billionaire takeover of our government. By not spending our money, we show that we the consumers hold the real power in our economy. If you do need something, go to small, local businesses only.

The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.

This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇 @housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

DOGE By The Numbers theonion.com/doge-by...

This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

There's only one reason Musk is trying to shut down the #CFPB - it's so he and his billionaire cronies can rip us all off without anyone on the job to call them out and drag them to court.