@mffisher

After 4 decades at The Washington Post, now writing at @citycast_dc, @NewYorker, @Momentmagazine. Books: Trump Revealed, Something in the Air, After The Wall

 Washington, DC
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New column: The Trump administration's savage destruction of hundreds of trees on D.C.'s East Potomac golf course is in keeping with its belief that the public good consists of bulldozing the beautiful and keeping out the riffraff. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/the-s…

The Senseless Destruction of East Potomac Park · City Cast DC

It was meant to be a park for the people. That vision is dying — along with a lot of trees.

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Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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Whoa. Fire from Judge Ana Reyes just now "I don't know how I could've made it clearer!" "What has happened has cost the government all of its credibility!" Judge says Team Trump needed to - but didn't -- alert court before toppling of 100s of trees at DC's East Potomac Park
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NEW: Pete Hegseth says the execution of Fort Hood killer Maj. Hassan will be public. Hegseth: “He’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public…”
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New column: California voters will decide next month whether to tax billionaires to address income inequality. In DC, the voter initiative is far less momentous: it's about banning a delectable dish from menus. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/dc-fo…

The Decadent Dumbness of D.C.’s Foie Gras Ban · City Cast DC

The non-debate shows what’s wrong with D.C.’s doomed ballot-initiative system.

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Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy stolen from the grounds of RFK Stadium in D.C. wapo.st/4zkDzd4

Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy is reported stolen from D.C. stadium site

The memorial sculpture had been in front of the former stadium that bore Kennedy’s name since 1969.

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I wondered how fan sentiment on Nats’ ownership might change after an improved season. The answer: The fan base has never been more displeased with ownership. In your estimation, it’s the last thing holding the team back. More thoughts from the fan base: nytimes.com/athletic/7637734…
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A D.C. jury couldn’t reach unanimity about whether Trayon White’s corrupt acts legally constituted bribery. That doesn’t absolve the D.C. Council of its duty to expel him—again. New column: dc.citycast.fm/opinion/the-d…

The D.C. Council Should Expel Trayon White. Again. · City Cast DC

He may have gotten a hung jury, but he still leaves a moral stain on D.C.'s good name.

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NEWS: There's a notice from prosecutors in Ward 8 Council member Trayon White's federal bribery trial that law enforcement observed "improper juror contact" today. Someone in the public said within earshot of an alternate juror: "You broke our hearts. You were our hung jury."
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Emma Uber@EmmaUber7Sep 23
NEW: The prosecutors in Trayon White's trial filed a notice of improper juror contact. According to the filing, law enforcement officers saw a member of the public approach one of the jurors who had been released from deliberations as an alternate and say "You broke our hearts. You were our hung jury." It was juror one, a Black man and doctor.
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Great @mffisher piece about the dreadful SCOTUS decision that basically legalized political corruption and bribery dc.citycast.fm/opinion/trayo…

If Trayon White Walks, Blame the Supreme Court · City Cast DC

Judges legalized what used to be called corruption. From D.C. to Texas, the results are ugly.

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“What you need me to do, man?” Trayon White asked the man who gave him an envelope full of cash. But the DC council member now on trial on bribery charges may walk. Here’s why… dc.citycast.fm/opinion/trayo…

If Trayon White Walks, Blame the Supreme Court · City Cast DC

Judges legalized what used to be called corruption. From D.C. to Texas, the results are ugly.

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I ate grasshopper tacos while reporting the obituary of the David George Gordon, the bug chef. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dinin…
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If Trump takes down the Kennedy Center, odds are nobody goes to jail—Sylvie McNamara examines the sad impotence of the law against a president who knows he will face no consequences washingtonian.com/2026/09/18…

If Trump Demolishes the Kennedy Center, We Have Problems - Washingtonian

Is the US actually barreling toward a constitutional crisis over the lettering on an arts complex's façade?

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See @mffisher in @CityCast_DC this week: dc.citycast.fm/opinion/if-tr…

What If Trump Actually Tore Down the Kennedy Center? · City Cast DC

A report from the future — and from the Bonwit Teller department store.

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AFP/Getty Images: President Trump reviews what looks like a potential plan to demolish the Kennedy Center on Air Force One.
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Incroyable photo de Brendan Smialowski (AFP). Trump examine un document qui semble évoquer la démolition du Kennedy Center. Il a menacé de démolir cette prestigieuse salle de spectacle construite en hommage à JFK s’il ne peut pas faire figurer son nom sur la façade.
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DC Tab, 9/16/26. As reported in @CityCast_DC & elsewhere, but here’s how it would have played in a more fun newsstand. dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/t…
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New column: The Washington Capitals say that all-time great Alex Ovechkin is "a pillar of the community" despite the ad he made for Vladimir Putin’s campaign. Sorry, but pillars of the community don’t do the bidding of a brutal dictator. dc.citycast.fm/opinion/no-al…

Alex Ovechkin, Putin Superfan, Is Not a "Pillar of the Community" · City Cast DC

The man in the dictator's campaign ad is a great hockey player. Why are the Caps pretending that he's a great Washingtonian?

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Now Trump says the Kennedy Center is "destined for doom." He's not just mouthing off. He has been here before. Here's my report from the future on how demolition might play out: dc.citycast.fm/opinion/if-tr…

What If Trump Actually Tore Down the Kennedy Center? · City Cast DC

A report from the future — and from the Bonwit Teller department store.

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Today’s column is a report from the future, from November, after Trump has lost control of the House. The president orders the demolition of the Kennedy Center. All the quotations are authentic; I have moved them from another Trump demolition, in 1980 dc.citycast.fm/opinion/if-tr…

What If Trump Actually Tore Down the Kennedy Center? · City Cast DC

A report from the future — and from the Bonwit Teller department store.

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