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**FILE** Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock (left) is hoping to retain office in his midterm showdown with Republican Herschel Walker. (Wikimedia Commons)

National Polling Reveals Where All-Important Midterm Races Stand

by Stacy M. Brown September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Less than eight weeks away, the 2022 midterm elections might prove the most consequential in decades.

**FILE** Elissa Silverman (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

WTU Makes D.C. Council, Board of Education Endorsements

by WI Web Staff September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie, now seeking one of the at-large council seats, talks public safety during a candidates forum held Sept. 7 at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in southeast D.C.. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council At-Large Candidates Discuss Public Safety

by James Wright Jr. September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

**FILE** Sen. Lindsey Graham (Gage Skidmore)

Lindsey Graham Introduces Bill Banning Abortions Nationwide After 15 Weeks

by Stacy M. Brown September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Kenyan McDuffie (standing), the outgoing Ward 5 representative on the D.C. Council now seeking an at-large seat on the legislative body in the November general election, talks about his record during a citizens forum for fellow at-large hopefuls at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in northwest D.C. on Sept. 12. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council At-Large Hopefuls Tackle Wide Range of Issues at Candidates’ Forum

by WI Web Staff September 12, 2022September 12, 2022

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In Epic Tweets, White House Drags GOP Opposition to Student Loan Forgiveness

by Stacy M. Brown August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

President Joe Biden (right) speaks during a Democratic Party rally at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, on Aug. 25 as Wes Moore (left), the state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, looks on. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Biden Stumps for Wes Moore, Rallies Democratic Base in Montgomery County

by William J. Ford August 25, 2022September 1, 2022

Election workers at the Prince George’s County Ballroom in Landover recount ballots on Aug. 22 for the legislative District 23 race that separated the third and final spot winner and fourth-place finisher by 19 votes. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Recount Continues in Prince George’s District 23 Delegate Race

by William J. Ford August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

**FILE** Carolyn Maloney (AFGE via Wikimedia Commons)

Norton Thanks Ousted Maloney for Support of D.C.

by WI Web Staff August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks during his 20th annual Women’s Equality Day Luncheon at The Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park on Aug. 23. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Hoyer at 20th Annual Equality Luncheon: ‘Women Make Things Better’

by William J. Ford August 23, 2022August 24, 2022