Federal officials have just made public documents charging Thomas Gore, the assistant treasurer on Vince Gray's 2010 mayoral campaign, with breaking D.C. campaign finance laws, then destroying evidence to stymy the U.S. Attorney's probe into the campaign.
Gore, who handled day-to-day finances of the campaign, allegedly made three contributions to another candidate, using money orders bought [...]

The final count for the Democratic primary for the at-large D.C. Council seat now held by Vincent Orange won't be back for 10 days, because election officials have to tally up 3,830 absentee ballots. Also waiting to be counted: Provisional ballots, ballots cast "curbside" by disabled voters, and some absentee ballots that were mailed out [...]

There are victory parties for winners, and there are consolation parties for losers. And then there are parties where at first, no one realizes their candidate ended the night down 543 votes with 100 percent of ballots counted (except absentee votes, of which there were seven times as many as the winning margin), because the [...]

If you didn't memorize Washington City Paper's endorsements when they ran the last two weeks, but you'd still like some guidance when you go vote tomorrow, we're here to help. Below, you'll find a handy PDF you can print out and take to the polls with you, summarizing who we'd pick and why in each local [...]

Washington City Paper contributor Head-Roc has a new song out, just ahead of next week's D.C. Council primaries, endorsing Renee Bowser for the Ward 4 seat over incumbent Muriel Bowser. (They're not related, as the song notes.)
Listen to it here, if you're in the mood to hear some hip-hop about the D.C. Council:

The Ward 8 D.C. Council campaign is playing out in the inboxes of several dozen reporters, editors, and D.C. government officials around town this afternoon.
Challenger Sandra "S.S." Seegars blasted a complaint about yard signs for incumbent Marion Barry around by email to more than 60 people at 3:13 p.m., forwarding along a message she had [...]

Looking for something to do tonight or a D.C. Council candidate to vote for in April 3's at-large Democratic primary? Then swing by the Black Cat for a Washington City Paper/WPFW debate!
Confirmed candidates are:

Sekou Biddle
E. Gail Anderson Holness
Vincent Orange
Peter Shapiro

Which is to say, all four of 'em. LL himself, Alan Suderman, will be joined as [...]

Ad firms for movies have long been in the habit of selectively quoting from reviews in order to make even the worst Hollywood turkey look like the second coming of Casablanca. Now it seems like D.C. Council candidates have taken up the tactic!
How else to view an image At-Large Councilmember Vincent Orange's campaign is using [...]

Just a reminder: Join LL, WPFW's Chuck Thies, and special guest panelists for a series of debates before the April 3 primary!
Ward 4: Tuesday, March 13, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. at Domku, 821 Upshur St. NW (guest moderator: WPFW's Gloria Minott)
Ward 8: Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Georgena's (formerly Players Lounge), 2737 Martin Luther King Jr. [...]

Don't think D.C. politics is a full-contact sport? Then join LL, WPFW's Chuck Thies, and special guest panelists for a series of debates before the April 3 primary!
At-Large: Tuesday, March 20, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. at the Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW (guest moderator: NBC4's Tom Sherwood)
Ward 8: Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at [...]