American politician and non-voting Delegate for D.C.
More than 2,500 National Guard troops continue patrolling Washington, D.C., eight months after President Trump declared a crime emergency. The deployment has become routine, with no clear end in sight, despite ongoing legal challenges and limited political discussion. The presence costs taxpayers over a million dollars daily and is barely addressed in local politics.
In Washington, D.C., Janeese Lewis George appears set to win the Democratic mayoral nomination, with Kenyan McDuffie conceding. The primary also marks the first use of ranked-choice voting as progressives push to reshape the city’s governance amid heightened federal tensions.