https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/halloween-saturday-bars-metro-daylight-saving/ 2026-10-22T23:16:32Z The Washington Inquisitor en Halloween on a Saturday means bars until 3, Metro until 2 and an hour that happens twice 2026-10-23T00:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/former-cftc-fcc-pentagon-interior-officials-register-lobbyists/ 2026-10-22T23:16:28Z The Washington Inquisitor en Former CFTC, FCC, Pentagon and Interior officials sign on as lobbyists 2026-10-23T00:10:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/trump-vance-endorsement-2028-too-early-opinion/ 2026-10-22T23:16:24Z The Washington Inquisitor en Trump is right that it’s too early to endorse Vance. Republicans should keep the 2028 race open 2026-10-22T23:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/dc-council-rats-school-names-ticket-fines-october-20/ 2026-10-22T23:15:59Z The Washington Inquisitor en D.C. Council advances a rat-control bill and two school names, and puts off a cut to ticket fines 2026-10-22T23:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/our-reporters/ 2026-10-22T23:17:35Z The Washington Inquisitor en Our Reporters 2026-10-22T23:17:35Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/state-department-paraguay-itaipu-crusoe-ai-deal/ 2026-10-22T20:24:53Z The Washington Inquisitor en State Department hails an Itaipú-powered AI deal in Paraguay without saying how big it is 2026-10-22T22:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/trump-signs-13-bills-chiricahua-national-park-license-to-drill/ 2026-10-22T20:25:02Z The Washington Inquisitor en Trump signs 13 bills in six days, creating Chiricahua National Park and extending drilling-permit fees 2026-10-22T22:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/dc-crime-guns-north-carolina-trafficking-tracing-report/ 2026-10-22T20:24:59Z The Washington Inquisitor en Gun-running case spotlights D.C.’s out-of-state crime guns and a required tracing report not posted since 2024 2026-10-22T22:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/fcc-49-ghz-band-manager-selection-committee/ 2026-10-22T21:40:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en FCC sets up a $400,000-a-year panel to pick who runs public safety’s 4.9 GHz band 2026-10-22T21:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/prosecute-noncitizen-voting-cases-not-lists/ 2026-10-22T21:15:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Prosecute noncitizen voters case by case. Don’t set aside ballots by list 2026-10-22T21:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/montgomery-pedestrian-cyclist-crash-data-state-highways/ 2026-10-22T20:20:07Z The Washington Inquisitor en Montgomery's crash records show the most pedestrian and cyclist deaths in years, concentrated on state highways 2026-10-22T20:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/geo-group-lobbying-q3-ice-adelanto-sale/ 2026-10-22T20:25:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en GEO Group kept up its Washington lobbying in the quarter before ICE bought three of its detention centers 2026-10-22T20:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/fox-poll-sherrod-brown-jon-husted-ohio-senate-october-spending/ 2026-10-22T20:29:32Z The Washington Inquisitor en Fox News poll finds Sherrod Brown ahead of Jon Husted in Ohio, where Republican groups are outspending Democrats this month 2026-10-22T20:00:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/judge-dc-police-seized-phones-lawsuits-proceed/ 2026-10-22T20:24:07Z The Washington Inquisitor en Judge lets protesters pursue claims that D.C. police routinely keep seized phones for months 2026-10-22T19:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/hegseth-guard-special-tactics-squadron-florida/ 2026-10-22T20:24:10Z The Washington Inquisitor en Hegseth orders a new Guard special tactics squadron in Florida, with most details left to the 2028 budget 2026-10-22T19:10:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/unaccompanied-children-immigration-court-no-lawyer-vera-data/ 2026-10-22T20:24:15Z The Washington Inquisitor en Most unaccompanied children’s immigration cases this year closed without a lawyer, new data show 2026-10-22T18:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/fairfax-supervisors-flock-license-plate-readers-no-action/ 2026-10-22T20:24:02Z The Washington Inquisitor en Fairfax supervisors question police over Flock license plate readers and put off a decision 2026-10-22T18:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/binance-zhao-executive-relief-lobbying-after-pardon/ 2026-10-22T20:24:36Z The Washington Inquisitor en After his pardon, Binance’s founder hired a new Washington team, and Binance kept paying for “executive relief” 2026-10-22T17:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/senate-permitting-deal-s-5653-lobbying-reports-q3/ 2026-10-22T20:24:27Z The Washington Inquisitor en The Senate’s permitting deal drew 162 lobbying reports in the quarter it was introduced 2026-10-22T17:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/high-heel-race-dupont-singles-mixer/ 2026-10-22T20:24:49Z The Washington Inquisitor en The best mixer in Washington this month is a 39-year-old footrace in heels on a Tuesday 2026-10-22T17:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/ernst-young-pentagon-audit-single-quote/ 2026-10-22T16:40:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en One firm, one quote, $2 billion: Ernst & Young’s expanding hold on the Pentagon’s audit 2026-10-22T16:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/pritzker-38-million-fec-records-super-pacs/ 2026-10-22T20:24:47Z The Washington Inquisitor en Pritzker says he has put $38 million into the midterms. Federal records account for $17 million of it 2026-10-22T16:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/prince-georges-sphere-national-harbor-bonds-final-vote/ 2026-10-22T15:50:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Prince George's council takes a final vote on $215 million in Sphere bonds Tuesday 2026-10-22T15:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/k-street-tracker-late-amended-q3-lobbying-reports/ 2026-10-22T20:36:33Z The Washington Inquisitor en K Street Tracker: CVS’s lobbying falls 43%, and late and amended reports reshape the third quarter 2026-10-22T15:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/white-house-pulls-independent-reporter-iowa-trip-pool/ 2026-10-22T20:24:39Z The Washington Inquisitor en White House pulls The Independent’s reporter from Trump’s Iowa trip a day after an Oval Office clash 2026-10-22T15:00:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/supreme-court-bureau-of-prisons-transgender-inmates-order/ 2026-10-22T20:24:25Z The Washington Inquisitor en Supreme Court leaves in place D.C. judge’s order keeping transgender inmates’ hormone therapy 2026-10-22T14:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/bremberg-thales-lobbying-air-traffic-control/ 2026-10-22T14:10:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Trump’s first-term domestic policy chief registers to lobby for Thales as the FAA rebuilds air traffic control 2026-10-22T14:10:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/nevada-2028-democratic-calendar-candidate-visits/ 2026-10-22T13:45:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Nevada, second on the Democrats’ 2028 calendar, draws seven potential candidates in five days 2026-10-22T13:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/rfk-stadium-natural-gas-commanders-pepco-power-plant/ 2026-10-22T13:20:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en D.C. rules out a gas power plant at RFK but says the Commanders' stadium will need gas for a time 2026-10-22T13:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/mcentee-tencent-innolight-lobbying-q3/ 2026-10-22T09:21:31Z The Washington Inquisitor en McEntee reports another $225,000 from Tencent and adds a second company on the Pentagon’s China list 2026-10-22T12:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/mississippi-senate-outside-spending-colom-hyde-smith-super-pacs/ 2026-10-22T12:30:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Democratic groups have outspent Republicans 15 to 1 in Mississippi’s Senate race, FEC filings show 2026-10-22T12:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/barracks-row-shooting-federal-complaint-guard-member/ 2026-10-22T12:05:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Federal complaint charges D.C. man in Barracks Row shootout but does not say whose bullet hit the Guard member 2026-10-22T12:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/cbp-delays-postal-formal-entry-rule-de-minimis/ 2026-10-22T20:24:14Z The Washington Inquisitor en Customs gives postal importers three more months on formal-entry rule, on the day it was to take effect 2026-10-22T11:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/toledo-chemical-leak-glycidyl-methacrylate-evacuation/ 2026-10-22T08:29:31Z The Washington Inquisitor en Toledo’s chemical leak shut schools, a Jeep plant and the port. Officials say the tank is nearly spent 2026-10-22T11:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/amazon-drops-gw-ashburn-campus-data-centers-loudoun-deal/ 2026-10-22T10:50:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Amazon drops its data center plan for GW's former Ashburn campus in a deal with Loudoun 2026-10-22T10:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/state-department-ordered-departure-saudi-arabia-houthis/ 2026-10-22T10:25:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en State Department orders nonessential staff and families out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks mount 2026-10-22T10:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/22/warner-himes-russia-midterm-misinformation-briefing/ 2026-10-22T10:00:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Intelligence Democrats say Russia is targeting Democratic candidates, and that pre-election threat reports are missing 2026-10-22T10:00:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/dc-sti-rates-2024-data/ 2026-10-22T20:24:34Z The Washington Inquisitor en D.C.’s STI rates top every state’s. The latest local numbers show some relief. 2026-10-22T00:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/democrats-denver-summit-contenders-disagree-opinion/ 2026-10-22T20:24:30Z The Washington Inquisitor en The Democrats’ Denver summit will matter only if the contenders have to disagree 2026-10-21T23:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/fairfax-route-29-sidewalks-shared-use-path-crosswalks-west-falls-church/ 2026-10-22T20:24:51Z The Washington Inquisitor en Fairfax proposes sidewalks, a shared-use path and new crosswalks for Route 29 inside the Beltway 2026-10-21T23:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/uganda-otunnu-un-secretary-general-pr-firm-fara/ 2026-10-21T20:23:44Z The Washington Inquisitor en Uganda’s U.N. mission is paying a New York PR firm to promote Olara Otunnu’s bid for secretary-general 2026-10-21T22:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/house-vacancies-texas-23rd-florida-20th-no-special-election/ 2026-10-21T20:22:26Z The Washington Inquisitor en Two House seats have been empty for six months, and no special election is coming 2026-10-21T22:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/assaults-knives-weapons-drive-dc-violent-crime-rise/ 2026-10-21T20:23:37Z The Washington Inquisitor en Assaults with knives and other weapons drive D.C.’s first rise in violent crime since 2023, police data show 2026-10-21T22:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/shutdown-missing-cpi-freezes-federal-civil-penalties-2026/ 2026-10-21T20:23:40Z The Washington Inquisitor en A missing inflation number from last year’s shutdown has frozen federal fines, and the law offers no workaround 2026-10-21T21:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/opinion-election-night-red-mirage-blue-shift-mail-ballots/ 2026-10-22T20:24:30Z The Washington Inquisitor en Election night will start red in some states and blue in others. Neither is the result 2026-10-21T21:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/dc-traffic-deaths-pass-last-years-total-drivers-account-for-increase/ 2026-10-21T20:23:34Z The Washington Inquisitor en D.C. traffic deaths have already passed last year's total, and drivers account for most of the increase 2026-10-21T20:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/fara-filings-congo-minerals-kirchner-indonesia/ 2026-10-21T20:23:54Z The Washington Inquisitor en A $1 million Congo minerals contract and a media push for Cristina Kirchner top this month’s new foreign-agent filings 2026-10-21T20:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/south-carolina-senate-andrews-graham-fundraising-outside-spending/ 2026-10-21T20:22:23Z The Washington Inquisitor en Andrews has outraised Graham 11 to 1 in South Carolina. Republican outside groups are making up the difference. 2026-10-21T20:00:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/public-defender-departures-delay-dc-murder-trial/ 2026-10-21T20:23:58Z The Washington Inquisitor en Third lawyer’s exit threatens to delay a five-year-old D.C. murder case as the public defender agency cites attrition 2026-10-21T19:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/fda-final-guidance-prescription-drug-use-related-software/ 2026-10-21T20:23:30Z The Washington Inquisitor en FDA finalizes policy treating drugmakers’ companion apps as drug labeling 2026-10-21T19:10:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/noreaster-coastal-flooding-hatteras-island-nc-12/ 2026-10-21T20:24:21Z The Washington Inquisitor en Nor’easter’s long siege floods the coast from Florida to Long Island and closes the road to Hatteras Island 2026-10-21T18:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/dc-expands-truancy-pilot-wards-7-8-high-schools/ 2026-10-21T20:23:28Z The Washington Inquisitor en D.C. expands its truancy pilot to every high school in Wards 7 and 8 as referrals double 2026-10-21T18:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/k-street-tracker-q3-2026-top-lobbying-spenders/ 2026-10-22T09:26:37Z The Washington Inquisitor en K Street Tracker: The Realtors spent $27.4 million lobbying last quarter, and Koch more than doubled 2026-10-21T17:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/white-house-record-of-results-releases-trump-rallies-2022-tax-data/ 2026-10-21T20:22:19Z The Washington Inquisitor en White House "record of results" releases for Trump's rally stops lean on 2022 tax data and an industry booklet 2026-10-21T17:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/washington-marriage-rate-fourth-highest/ 2026-10-22T20:24:08Z The Washington Inquisitor en Washington marries at the fourth-highest rate in the nation. The fine print explains why. 2026-10-21T17:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/pentagon-contracts-single-bidder-october-analysis/ 2026-10-21T20:23:02Z The Washington Inquisitor en Most Pentagon contracts announced this month that disclosed how they were awarded had a single bidder 2026-10-21T16:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/vance-pac-trump-joint-fundraising-committee-fec/ 2026-10-21T20:21:58Z The Washington Inquisitor en Vance’s PAC runs on Trump’s fundraising: more than 99% of its money came from the president’s joint committee 2026-10-21T16:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/loudoun-delays-data-center-pause-vote-november-17/ 2026-10-21T20:23:10Z The Washington Inquisitor en Loudoun delays its data center pause vote to Nov. 17 at the county attorney's request 2026-10-21T15:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/k-street-firm-rankings-q3-2026/ 2026-10-21T20:23:13Z The Washington Inquisitor en Ballard Partners reports $34.9 million in lobbying fees, widening its lead on K Street 2026-10-21T15:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/iowa-senate-outside-spending-hinson-turek-super-pacs/ 2026-10-21T20:22:00Z The Washington Inquisitor en Outside groups have poured $106 million into Iowa’s Senate race since Sept. 1, triple what the candidates have raised 2026-10-21T15:00:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/appeals-court-revives-challenge-immigration-arrests-houses-of-worship/ 2026-10-22T20:24:04Z The Washington Inquisitor en Appeals court revives religious groups’ challenge to immigration arrests at houses of worship 2026-10-21T14:35:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/new-lobbying-registrations-ustr-stefanik-armed-services-staffers/ 2026-10-21T20:22:53Z The Washington Inquisitor en A 2025 Trump trade aide, a Stefanik deputy and an Armed Services staffer turn up on this week’s new lobbying registrations 2026-10-21T14:10:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/california-28-voting-cases-20000-name-list/ 2026-10-22T20:24:12Z The Washington Inquisitor en The 28 California voting cases, and the 20,000-name list behind them 2026-10-21T13:45:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/prince-georges-utility-shutoff-moratorium-county-owned-grocery-store/ 2026-10-21T20:22:59Z The Washington Inquisitor en Prince George's asks regulators to halt utility shutoffs in peak seasons and studies a county-owned grocery store 2026-10-21T13:20:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/tencent-new-lobbyist-section-1260h/ 2026-10-21T20:22:29Z The Washington Inquisitor en Tencent hires a new lobbyist on the Pentagon’s Chinese military list, four months after its old firms quit 2026-10-21T12:55:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/trump-signs-10-bills-senate-unanimous-consent-chiricahua-national-park/ 2026-10-21T20:21:54Z The Washington Inquisitor en Trump signs 10 bills, all cleared by the Senate without a recorded vote before the recess 2026-10-21T12:30:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/barracks-row-shooting-federal-court-cafe-8-closure/ 2026-10-21T20:22:50Z The Washington Inquisitor en Barracks Row shooting case heads to federal court as liquor regulators weigh Café 8’s closure 2026-10-21T12:05:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/pentagon-next-great-american-base-competition-cost/ 2026-10-21T20:22:32Z The Washington Inquisitor en The Pentagon wants states to bid for a new 25,000-troop base. It hasn’t said what it will cost 2026-10-21T11:40:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/democrats-denver-summit-booker-van-hollen-khanna-2028/ 2026-10-21T20:21:46Z The Washington Inquisitor en Booker, Van Hollen and Khanna join the Democrats’ post-midterm 2028 summit in Denver 2026-10-21T11:15:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/montgomery-council-enacts-rent-algorithm-ban-speed-cameras-street-takeover-fines/ 2026-10-22T20:24:32Z The Washington Inquisitor en Montgomery council enacts a rent-algorithm ban, wider speed-camera authority and $5,000 street-takeover fines 2026-10-21T10:50:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/rubio-ukraine-interceptors-purl-review/ 2026-10-21T20:24:23Z The Washington Inquisitor en Rubio denies a political cutoff of Ukraine, but says a paid-for interceptor shipment may be held for review 2026-10-21T10:25:00Z Blog https://washingtoninquisitor.com/2026/10/21/trump-fraud-whistleblower-program-whip-justice-department-rules/ 2026-10-21T20:21:52Z The Washington Inquisitor en Trump says he will referee the new fraud-tip rewards. The Justice Department’s rules say it decides alone. 2026-10-21T10:00:00Z Blog