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President Joe Biden meets with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on July 2 to discuss a viable response to excessive heat. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Community, Environment, Politics

Biden Visits D.C. Agency Announcing New Efforts to Curb Impact of Natural Disasters

by Ashleigh FieldsJuly 3, 2024July 5, 2024

Alex Clearfield of Bloomberg Law holds the trophy for the annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee at the National Press Club. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)

Bloomberg’s Alex Clearfield Wins National Press Club Spelling Bee

by Ashleigh FieldsJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024

**FILE** Hundreds of thousands of young adult activists are taking to social media and protesting in the streets, in solidarity with the people living in the Gaza region subject to bombings, airstrikes and famine daily. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Gen Z Takes to White House for Pro-Palestinian Protest, Weighs In on General Election

by Ashleigh FieldsJuly 2, 2024July 3, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of Bullis Athletics via X

Local Sports, Sports

Bullis Athletes Qualify for 2024 Olympics

by Ashleigh FieldsJuly 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Eugene Daniels, 35, will serve over 700 journalists as the first openly queer Black president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. (Courtesy of Eugene Daniels via Instagram)

White House Correspondents’ Association to Instate Eugene Daniels as President, Breaking Barriers in Journalism

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 26, 2024June 26, 2024

**FILE* Singer Usher Raymond visited Capitol Hill on June 12, where he met with legislators to discuss diabetes and the rising costs of insulin. (WI photo)

Usher Makes Confessions About Diabetes on the Hill

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 16, 2024June 17, 2024

Protesters from Climate Defiance are tackled and arrested by Capitol Police on June 12 after disrupting the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in D.C. (Courtesy of Climate Defiance)

Climate, Environment

Climate Justice Activists Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Baseball Game

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 16, 2024July 3, 2024

the us capitol white house near a lake at night

Health, Politics

Senate Votes to Block Contraception Bill

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 11, 2024June 11, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris (right) held her first event in Maryland this year to emphasize the importance of gun control in the November election. (Courtesy photo via X)

Election 2024, Politics

Democrats Convene in Maryland for Gun Violence Awareness

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 8, 2024June 8, 2024

This year, President Joe Biden ensured that history would uncover soldiers' role in global justice commending living service members by name in his address at the 80th D-Day commemoration. (Courtesy photo via X)

Biden Celebrates Unsung War Heroes at 80th D-Day Commemoration

by Ashleigh FieldsJune 6, 2024June 6, 2024