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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx appears before a news conference on May 3, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Women of color in politics are perennial targets

July 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A man has been charged with assaulting State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. She is no stranger to this kind of abuse as a powerful Black woman.

Side-by-side photos of Donald Trump and Joe Biden at their October 2020 debate in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Laura Washington: This week’s presidential debate has the makings of history

June 24, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Thursday’s faceoff between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could be a seismic moment.

Passersby stop to photograph a self-driving car from Waymo in San Francisco on May 16, 2024. Cable cars are still trundling up the city's hills, but the robotaxis from Waymo are shaping up as the city's latest must-do for visitors. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

Laura Washington: My first ride in a self-driving car

June 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

I hailed a Waymo for a 27-minute ride from San Fran's Mission Bay to North Beach. The quiet and peaceful interlude was a peek into the future.

The Nasdaq board in Times Square displays scenes from ringing the opening bell as Bitcoin Spot ETFs are launched on the Nasdaq Exchange on Jan. 11, 2024, in New York City. The trading of several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the milestone for the cryptocurrency industry that has been seeking regulatory approval for the financial product for over a decade. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Laura Washington: President Joe Biden’s campaign needs to lean in on cryptocurrency

June 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Young people have been the earliest and most eager adopters of cryptocurrency, and President Joe Biden needs their votes.

Beverly Halloran, a participant in the Indie Bookstore Day “bus extravaganza," shops for books at Bookie’s in Chicago on April 27, 2024. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: New Barnes & Noble stores in Chicago signal that books are back

May 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Barnes & Noble closed all its stand-alone stores in the Chicago area years ago. Now the company is diving back in.

President Joe Biden visits the Flex LTD factory in West Columbia, South Carolina, July 6, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Laura Washington: The economy trumps all when it comes to the presidential race

May 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Rising and elevated prices cast an ominous shadow over President Joe Biden's political accomplishments.

Lucas Mendoza, 5, helps his mother, Holly Mendoza, clear the snow off her vehicle as she and her daughter, Eliana, 5, wait, in the 2200 block of West Cermak in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on March 22, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: The only thing I hate more than Chicago winter? Spring.

May 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

I am a child of summer. That means that I get to enjoy about 2 ½ months of consistently warm weather.

Chicago Public Schools students gather with other students and activists during a rally at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago on May 1, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Deep divides over war in Middle East couldn’t come at a worse time for Democrats

May 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

If young voters stay home in November because they are turned off by the heavy-handed handling of the war in Gaza, Democrats will suffer mightily.

Sway cannabis dispensary, the first LGBTQ+- and BIPOC-owned cannabis company in Illinois, seen April 12, 2024, opened in the Lakeview neighborhood. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: North Side dispensary Sway is deeply rooted in LGBTQ+ history

April 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A new North Side dispensary, Sway, is deeply rooted in the history of America’s AIDS crisis.

People attend a prayer vigil in the 2000 block of West 52nd Street in Chicago, April 15, 2024, after a mass shooting over the weekend that claimed the life of 9-year-old Ariana Molina. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Where is the outrage for the victims of Chicago’s latest mass shooting?

April 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

There is no outrage over the endless flood of illegal guns into Chicago that has put it at the top of the list of the number of mass shootings nationwide.

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