Welcome back to Overheard in D.C., DCist’s weekly column of funny, strange, and poignant things that our readers and staff overhear and send in. We’ve been doing it since 2006. Check out the archives here. We can’t have Overheard in D.C. without your submissions! Email your Overheards to...
Last Thursday morning, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wanted to talk about the weather. And not in a good way. He told Wall Street analysts that a wave of thunderstorms had snarled traffic at East Coast airports the weekend before the July 4 holiday and that the ensuing cancellations...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Disney’s recent silence on social issues is evidence of his victory over the entertainment giant after a battle over his so-called Don’t Say Gay bill. DeSantis told Newsmax: ‘Since our skirmish last year, Disney has not been involved in...
Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and other groups are launching an effort to place a constitutional amendment on Florida’s 2024 general election ballot that would both undo the six-week abortion ban that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last month and allow the procedure to take...
Ahead of his expected launch of a 2024 White House campaign later this month, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is making return visits the next couple of days to the two states that kick off the GOP presidential nominating calendar. Scott, a rising star in the GOP and the only...
