Michael Schaffer

Co-host, @citycast_dc. Formerly: Editor of @washingtonian & @wcp. D.C. Native. Admirer of schemes.

[Ben Brasch @ben_brasch]

As expected, @BrianneKNadeau filed her Wealth Tax bill today. Check back for my @CityCast_DC story soon.

(This means a household in the District with $480,000 in earned income and $40,000 of passive income would pay the 3% surtax only on the $20,000 above the threshold, or $600)

[Jasmine Golden @jas__golden]

I spoke with the family of the woman seen in the Reuters photo. She’s a 33-year-old mother and a D.C. native.
https://t.co/x38PGQAx97

[Moni Sengupta #KHive 🪷#SussexSquad 💜💚ᵗᵏ 𐤀 @moshimisen]

This is why we love living on The Hill! We are a real neighborhood and tight-knit community. 🥳🎆🇺🇸

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

NEW: Hazardous firework-induced smog continues to hover over Washington D.C. this morning. Avoid time outdoors if you can.

The air so filled with microscopic particulates (PM2.5) that it’s potentially harmful to exert oneself outside. CODE PURPLE alert in effect.

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

In Capitol Hill today, high school marching band students from Nebraska had an impromptu go-go lesson from the Too Much Talent Band. It was a joyful moment of unity and community.

An hour before, in that exact same spot, stood masked members of the Patriot Front.

It's something many D.C. residents have felt in the lead up to America's 250th — the tension between the people who live here and what some want this city to symbolize. I wrote about it here:

https://t.co/284E4NF583

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC Tab special commemorative edition, 7/24/2026. What would it look like if Washington had a proper tabloid? H/t CNN et al for the reporting here: https://t.co/eqpAhRTNCq

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC Tab, 7/3/26. H/t Mediaite — here’s how your favorite nonexistent DC outlet might have covered it. https://t.co/e86VTFyaSS

[◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps]

I didn't get into it in the piece but a Hall of States is a *great* idea. Years ago @michaelschaffer proposed giving over National Mall concessions to the states to run. It was a great idea then, even more so now.

https://t.co/7D6KNwh1Cs

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

The great @mffisher on the fireworks:
https://t.co/lcEHBjHlKQ

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC Tab 7/1/26. H/t to @citycast_dc. Here’s how it might play if Washington had a tabloid. https://t.co/ghVK4fOrIx

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

Shooting took place outside an anti-violence program that the parties were being paid to attend https://t.co/ghVK4fOrIx

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC TAB, 6/30/26. As discussed in today’s City Cast newsletter! https://t.co/Q83tFmI7et

[City Cast DC @CityCast_DC]

This Fourth of July is going to be very different from others. Think less condensation-covered coolers and sunsets and more magnetometers and members of Congress. @ben_brasch

https://t.co/5IuLaAn2nT

[Sasha Issenberg @sissenberg]

Me investigating how Paraguay inherited Germany’s penalty-kick dominance

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC TAB, 6/29/26. As discussed in this morning’s @citycast_dc newsletter: https://t.co/cLW2e1EWUA

[2026 @DCisme202]

The most Non American State Fair in US history. Trump’s legacy, on full display.

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

Janeese Lewis George didn’t just win last week’s election. She won big.

@alyssafowers and I dove into the data. One of my favorite stats: voter turnout (% of registered Dems who voted) was the highest in a D.C. mayoral primary since 2010!

https://t.co/JrywUlGzBW

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

DC Tab, 6/26/26. H/t City Cast https://t.co/XWIXPTPmtR… Here’s what it would maybe look like if DC had an oldschool tabloid.

[Homa Bash @HomaBashNews]

Food hall at Great American State Fair has lost power - they have food but tell me all their ice cream has melted 😭

[Homa Bash @HomaBashNews]

The model of the Trump Arch providing some of the only shade out here on the National Mall for #greatamericanstatefair