Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of Washington, D.C)

Washington, D.C.

Arcs in and about Washington, D.C. from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 2,008 stories · 7,411 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs5 named arcs in 2024

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

2026202520242023

Active · 2

Gone quiet · 3

On a timeline

every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20241 arc shown · 4 more this year
  • Each row is an arc
  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The bribery case against DC Council member Trayon White

2 of 10 stories this year

DC Councilmember Trayon White Arrested On Suspicion Of Accepting $156,000 In Bribes · 26 articles, Aug 19There’s ‘substantial evidence’ DC Councilmember Trayon White violated council rules, report finds · 5 articles, Dec 12
The Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts · Oct 5, 2023 – Aug 28, 2024The Israel-Hamas war: the protests in the US over the war · Oct 8, 2023 – Aug 22, 2024The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks · Jan 10, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025 · Dec 12, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20236691 articles202411356 articles202515736 articles202629308 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

Sep 2023Apr 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026

LeftCenterRight

Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Sep 25, 2023512752
Oct 2, 2023569435950
Oct 9, 2023316323541
Oct 16, 202359117301286
Oct 23, 2023468228583
Oct 30, 2023376023465
Nov 6, 2023255013306
Nov 13, 2023223620341
Nov 20, 2023244116283
Nov 27, 2023183612210
Dec 4, 2023295413399
Dec 11, 2023405622475
Dec 18, 2023365216454
Dec 25, 20231117575
Jan 1, 2024143113159
Jan 8, 2024182913153
Jan 15, 2024235316399
Jan 22, 2024324616351
Jan 29, 2024142312131
Feb 5, 2024516530599
Feb 12, 2024264517352
Feb 19, 20241617583
Feb 26, 2024285020415
Mar 4, 2024355127416
Mar 11, 2024285415381
Mar 18, 202414209124
Mar 25, 20240248
Apr 1, 2024274819314
Apr 8, 2024315915397
Apr 15, 2024152413170
Apr 22, 2024395420486
Apr 29, 2024132415143
May 6, 2024184814243
May 13, 202402717
May 20, 2024245317307
May 27, 2024102810123
Jun 3, 2024235525304
Jun 10, 202466129
Jun 17, 2024812452
Jun 24, 202446932
Jul 1, 2024375728461
Jul 8, 202482418130
Jul 15, 2024213418283
Jul 22, 2024426223531
Jul 29, 2024915258
Aug 5, 2024102614145
Aug 12, 202415123
Aug 19, 2024613762
Aug 26, 2024513378
Sep 2, 202478029
Sep 9, 202412510
Sep 16, 202416207102
Sep 23, 2024143514219
Sep 30, 2024376034543
Oct 7, 20248251187
Oct 14, 2024618442
Oct 21, 20241308
Oct 28, 20248195104
Nov 4, 2024192917188
Nov 11, 2024214725312
Nov 18, 20241120784
Nov 25, 2024152018107
Dec 2, 2024355936604
Dec 9, 202410237107
Dec 16, 2024313355
Dec 23, 202452011123
Dec 30, 2024123712232
Jan 6, 2025337215494
Jan 13, 2025386622633
Jan 20, 20255593421028
Jan 27, 2025428826929
Feb 3, 202523399256
Feb 10, 2025334020301
Feb 17, 2025204318274
Feb 24, 2025922994
Mar 3, 2025204217270
Mar 10, 2025254913331
Mar 17, 2025152420177
Mar 24, 2025183512205
Mar 31, 2025314813332
Apr 7, 2025102612115
Apr 14, 2025412550
Apr 21, 2025254622335
Apr 28, 2025152917180
May 5, 2025304820384
May 12, 2025192611164
May 19, 2025233518266
May 26, 2025254916258
Jun 2, 2025711230
Jun 9, 2025355312384
Jun 16, 2025671046
Jun 23, 20251205
Jun 30, 2025715942
Jul 7, 202513276130
Jul 14, 202511256112
Jul 21, 202592716144
Jul 28, 2025184415230
Aug 4, 2025103421240
Aug 11, 2025349124716
Aug 18, 2025326722522
Aug 25, 2025316021444
Sep 1, 2025193514216
Sep 8, 2025132913156
Sep 15, 2025112513127
Sep 22, 2025245018357
Sep 29, 20258201199
Oct 6, 2025174313225
Oct 13, 2025314714325
Oct 20, 20251215451
Oct 27, 202581910106
Nov 3, 2025205117390
Nov 10, 2025103310205
Nov 17, 2025348627737
Nov 24, 2025296825563
Dec 1, 2025246321535
Dec 8, 2025822896
Dec 15, 2025294021325
Dec 22, 2025417781
Dec 29, 2025284824324
Jan 5, 20269141365
Jan 12, 2026152416153
Jan 19, 202652110148
Jan 26, 20261423899
Feb 2, 202616179118
Feb 9, 2026132310113
Feb 16, 2026314224383
Feb 23, 2026264818332
Mar 2, 202692413110
Mar 9, 20269211383
Mar 16, 202613259154
Mar 23, 2026153314184
Mar 30, 2026153713193
Apr 6, 2026411962
Apr 13, 2026183013185
Apr 20, 2026233620247
Apr 27, 20267267159
May 4, 2026511744
May 11, 202623210
May 18, 2026152012131
May 25, 20261213684
Jun 1, 2026223013235
Jun 8, 2026232812163
Jun 15, 2026141414133
Jun 22, 2026182511201
Jun 29, 202675105781261
Jul 6, 202678152842557
Jul 13, 202690201872986
Jul 20, 202670125632112
Jul 27, 202669130732088
Aug 3, 202658107661296
Aug 10, 202670141561725
Aug 17, 202646121351040
Aug 24, 202663141491335
Aug 31, 20265012038974
Sep 7, 202668137611355
Sep 14, 202697235822717
Sep 21, 202696213642323
Sep 28, 2026598645814

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else255 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Washington, D.C. that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 31DC mayor has 'great meeting' with President-elect Trump ahead of inauguration9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 18Rayful Edmond, notorious DC drug kingpin, dies in federal custody at 6015 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 4– 5Amazon sued by Washington, DC, over slow Prime deliveries in low-income zip codes18 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 3Secret Service agent fires at suspects trying to break into cars outside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s home in DC12 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 26FBI agent acquitted in 2020 train shooting is arrested on sexual assault charges7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  6. Oct 14– 16Tourist favorites, giant pandas from China, will be back on display at National Zoo36 articles · 29 independent sources
    5 left, 16 center, 3 right
  7. Sep 26– 27Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims41 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 4 right
  8. Sep 11Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina in the hospital after collapse7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 4 right
  9. Aug 29DC police officer dies after gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain went off, officials say21 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 19– 20DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Washington, D.C.

  1. Dec 31– Jan 5Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage107 articles · 47 independent sources
    4 left, 20 center, 7 right
  2. Dec 31Aaron Brown, former CNN anchor and influential newsman, dies at 7643 articles · 32 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 4 right
  3. Dec 30– 31A guide to funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter51 articles · 34 independent sources
    2 left, 15 center, 3 right
  4. Dec 23– 24Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever128 articles · 59 independent sources
    5 left, 20 center, 11 right
  5. Dec 20– 21Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children's hospital12 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 9– 16TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's sold54 articles · 36 independent sources
    5 left, 15 center, 4 right
  7. Dec 9– 10Adam Schiff to be sworn into the Senate, where he wants to be more than a Trump antagonist17 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 1 right
  8. Dec 8– 9Kennedy Center pays tribute to Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt, Sandoval and The Apollo23 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  9. Dec 6– 7Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US124 articles · 75 independent sources
    8 left, 25 center, 12 right
  10. Dec 5Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to testify at retired police officer's trial8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 6Boil water advisory ends for thousands in Northeast DC1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 6Kamala Harris doesn't speak after election loss, supporters' spirits dampened11 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 18These DC roads are closed for Howard University's 100th homecoming1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 20Police arrest 15-year old for making social media threats against DC schools5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 7– 8Tropical Storm Debby: DC region braces for intense rain, flooding, tornado threats6 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Jul 23President Biden returns to DC from Delaware after negative COVID test; will address nation Wednesday8 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Jul 10Woman killed by falling tree in park on Capitol Hill1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jun 3Elderly woman killed after suspect carjacks vehicle, crashes into building: Police7 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 276 injured in DC shooting near Decades nightclub7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Apr 16Freshman Howard student dies after being hit by car on campus1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
Washington, D.C. · Throughline | Slantwise