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The Needle: National Guard Deployment in D.C. Illegal, Judge Rules, And Federal Agents’ Use of Deadly Force in D.C. Are Hidden in Secrecy

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Wicked: For Good Is More Serious and Less Fun Than Its Predecessor. No Wonder I Liked It More.

If you like Wicked with more resignation, less singing, and less Bowen Yang, the shorter, sadder, and visually vivid second ...
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Swing Beat: Reginald Cyntje Refuses to Stand Still

From harnessing streaming success to support live shows to teaching high school musicians how to meet the moment, Reginald ...
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How DHCD Forfeited $35 Million in Federal Assistance for Affordable Housing and Bailed Out a Well-Connected Developer

DHCD Director Colleen Green failed to disclose the loss of funding when asked during a D.C. Council hearing earlier this year ...
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The Needle: House Passes Two More Anti-D.C. Bills, Lawsuit Challenges Warrantless Arrests of Migrants, And Alaska National Guard Coming to D.C.

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Jem Wilde Aspires to Be the Songwriter He Never Saw

Joey Schuman, the Baltimore-based dancer and musician behind Jem Wilde, is busy creating art that embraces male femininity.
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The Needle: House to Vote on Epstein Release, Pardoned J6er Accused of Sex Abuse of Two Minors, And Self-Admitted Nazi Gets New Job in the Trump Administration

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Underground But Not Hidden: A New Queer Latine Theater Company Uses Art as Resistance

Victor Salinas and Gabriel de la Cruz’s La Pluma Theatre will open the doors for its first show at Dupont Underground this ...
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Margaret Hutton on the Forgotten History of D.C. That Inspired Her Debut Novel

Set during World War II in a Washington absent of men, If You Leave charts the lives of two women living autonomously for the ...
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The Department of Housing and Community Development Failed to Spend $1 Million in First-Time Homebuyer Funds

The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development failed to spend about $1 million allocated for its popular first-time homebuyer assistance program, despite what the agency told applicants ...
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The Needle: Another Federal Agent Shot at a D.C. Driver, And RFK Jr.’s Neighbors Are Trolling Him

Helping hands: Businesses in the D.C. area stepped up to support federal workers who were laid off or worked without pay ...