Washington is experiencing a surge in tourism ahead of Independence Day as visitors from across the country head to the capital during America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Hotel bookings for the July Fourth holiday are up 17.1% from last year, according to CoStar data shared with Axios. Marriott also expects strong demand across its Washington-area properties, […]

A 16-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming in the Potomac River by Great Falls Park. David Pazos, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said Swift Water Team units were dispatched to the area for a missing person in the water at around 6:15 a.m. It’s not clear if the boy was […]

Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford warned that there’s a new wave of socialists reshaping the Democratic Party, not by leading with controversial cultural issues, but by focusing exclusively on economic populism. “It’s a huge problem for Democrats, but I would say that Republicans should take this threat seriously,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed former Vice President Kamala Harris for “kissing the ring” of socialist leaders, and called on Republicans to change their messaging ahead of November. “This is all about Kamala kissing the ring of the unofficial leader of the socialist wave taking over the Democrat Party, and getting his blessing,” Concha […]