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You could call it fence-mending, extending an olive branch, opening lines of communication, or simply municipal diplomacy. Whatever it is, it’s happening.

Democratic candidate for D.C. Mayor Janeese Lewis George is responding after Republicans on the House Oversight Committee…

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Janeese Lewis George’s victory in the Democratic primary was more robust than any D.C. mayoral candidate in a generation, drawing a broad spectrum of support that spanned race, class and geography, an analysis of the results …

In an overwhelmingly Democratic city, Lewis George is likely to take the top spot in November’s general election, replacing moderate Muriel Bowser, who decided not to run again after three terms.

As a Black gay man whose career has moved through law, policy, media, and movement work and has called D.C. home for 15 years, I have seen the difference between performative allyship and meaningful action.

In the D.C. Council, Lewis George has introduced the Rodent Abatement and Transparency (RAT) Amendment Act, which proposes that the city’s Health Department create an online dashboard with detailed information tracking rat populations and the status …

Clashes over crime and criminal justice are pretty typical for D.C. elections, but the pair’s similarity has put an unconventional spin on the Democratic primary contest.

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Janeese Lewis George is fighting for the D.C. she was born and raised in, that she loves and knows is already beautiful because of its people, not in spite of us — and has proven through …