By: Miriam Edelman A newly restored call box memorializes the late Washington, D.C., leader Walter Tobriner   near his former house  at 33 rd  and Rittenhouse Streets in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C. According to the Washington Post’s  obituary, Tobriner had “always  been a strong advocate of some form of home rule for the city.” This piece follows up on DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “Some of D.C.’s  Renovated Call Boxes Honor Women.”   Tobriner  was a promin

By: Miriam Edelman First Lady Melania Trump  (FLOTUS) recently revealed her new White House holidays display. This year’s theme, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” shows  the U.S.’s “generosity,  patriotism, and unity.” According to the White House,  FLOTUS selected each detail.   FLOTUS completed  the First Lady’s duty of overseeing the White House’s annual Christmas decoration. In 1961,  First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy started the tradition of choosing the official White House Chr

By: Miriam Edelman On November 25, 2025,  D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she will not run for reelection in 2026. Bowser,  who is 53 years old, has been a popular D.C. Mayor, having an average higher approval rating (57 percent) than all of D.C.’s recent Mayors except for Anthony Williams (65 percent). As a D.C. official,  Bowser does not face term limits.   On November 25 th  on X,  Bowser wrote: “It has been  the honor of my life to be your Mayor. Together, we ha

By: Miriam Edelman Thanksgiving  is a federal holiday that commemorates a harvest feast  shared by pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in 1621. In 1789,  President George Washington issued the U.S.’s first Thanksgiving  proclamation, which turned  Thursday November 26 th into a national day of thanks. In 1817,  the first state to officially have a Thanksgiving holiday every year was New York. Thanksgiving became a national holiday during the Presidency of Abrahm Lincoln and is

By: Miriam Edelman   DCNOW congratulates Representative Adelita Grijalva  (AG) (D-AZ) on finally being sworn into office on November 12, 2025, 50 days after her victory in a special election. The delay was the longest  that a victor in a Congressional special election had to wait before being sworn in.   On March 13, 2025,  Representative Raúl Grijalva (RG) (D-AZ), a son of an immigrant from Mexico, died at age 77 of complications from cancer treatment. After he was a commun

By: Miriam Edelman On November 6, 2025,  Speaker Emerita of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced her retirement  in a brief video, ending her almost 40-year groundbreaking Congressional career. The 85-year  old political icon is the first and only female Speaker of the House. Until Kamala Harris became Vice President in 2021, Pelosi was the highest-ranking woman in U.S. history.  Excluding Harris’ role as President of the Senate as part of her Vice Presi

By: Miriam Edelman   Some women made history in state and local government due to elections of November 2025. They can inspire generations. As Virginia’s  soon-to-be first female Governor Abigail Spanberger said in her victory speech: “just a few minutes ago,  Adam said to our daughters, your mom's going to be the governor of Virginia, and I can guarantee those words have never been spoken in Virginia ever before. It's a big deal that the girls and the young women I have met

By: Miriam Edelman The White House is set to have a new approximately $300 million,  90,000-square foot ballroom within the next few years. Recently, the East Wing of the White House was demolished to make way for the ballroom. DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “The East Wing of the White House  No Longer Exists,” discuss this major change to the White House.   Trump’s Desire for a Ballroom in the White House Trump  has wanted a ballroom in the White House for at least  15 years. H

By: Miriam Edelman The East Wing of the White House  was demolished, as of October 23, 2025, and will be replaced  in part by President  Donald Trump’s new approximately $300 million,  90,000-square foot ballroom. In contrast, the old East Wing  was 12,000 square feet. According to James McDaniel,  the National Park Service’s former White House liaison, the East Wing “represented  the nonpolitical side, the softer side of White House operations.” He  also remarked, “[y]ou  fe

By: Miriam Edelman  National Women’s Small Business Month (NWSBM),  which occurs in October, highlights women-owned businesses. Small businesses are not necessarily very small. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration,  for purposes of government contracts for small businesses, the majority of “manufacturing companies  with 500 employees or fewer, and most non-manufacturing businesses with average annual receipts under $7.5 million, will qualify as a small business

By: Miriam Edelman D.C.’s government has appeared to change some of its policies regarding homeless encampments and D.C.’s status as a sanctuary city due to pressure from President Donald Trump and the federal government. These actions come around the same time as D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser appearing to end D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plasa (BLM Plaza) amidst pressure from Congress (as was discussed in DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza  Is No More”).

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW objects to America First Legal Foundation’s (AFL) petition  to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for a rule asking the EAC “to amend EAC Regulations  and the National Mail Voter Registration Form to require documentary proof of United States citizenship [DPOC] to register to vote in federal elections.” As was discussed in DCNOW’s blog’s piece, entitled “DCNOW Opposes  SAVE Act,” proof of citizenship  would attack the ability of women to regist

By: Miriam Edelman The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority replied to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “U.S. Transportation Secretary  Sean Duffy Wrote Three Letters to D.C. Leaders,” discussed Duffy’s letters to WMATA and others.   Duffy wrote WMATA on March 6, 2025. As the Department of Transportation  wrote in its press release about the letters: “In the letter to WMATA  CEO Randy Clarke, Secretary Duffy highlighted the need to a

By: Miriam Edelman On March 6, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote letters to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Amtrak’s CEO,...

By: Miriam Edelman D.C. statehood can finally occur as a result of collaboration between D.C. residents and U.S. citizens who live in the...

By: Miriam Edelman D.C.’s landmark Black Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza no longer exists. U.S. Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA), a D.C....

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW condemns the Trump Administration’s recent assertion that the pregnant women’s use of acetaminophen is linked...

By: Miriam Edelman President Donald Trump  officially wants a federal take-over of the nation’s capital. While speaking to reporters  on...

By: Miriam Edelman Head-of-household  voting, which the Arizona Mirror referred to as “a fringe belief,” has been in the news quite a bit...

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW opposes the Safeguard American Voter  Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), which purports to ensure  that only American...