Jayne Orenstein

Feb 7, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Justin Jouvenal |Bonnie Jo Mount |Jayne Orenstein

Some say protecting Loudoun’s gravel roads will ensure that its rustic soul and charm survive a suburban onslaught. But not everyone wants to go along for the ride. An unorthodox bid to preserve one of the last bastions of country life in the D.C. area is dividing residents. A radical plan to save a rural oasis: Don’t pave the roads An unorthodox bid to preserve one of the last bastions of country life in the D.C. area is dividing residents.

Feb 7, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Justin Jouvenal |Bonnie Jo Mount |Jayne Orenstein

Some say protecting Loudoun’s gravel roads will ensure that its rustic soul and charm survive a suburban onslaught. But not everyone wants to go along for the ride. An unorthodox bid to preserve one of the last bastions of country life in the D.C. area is dividing residents. A radical plan to save a rural oasis: Don’t pave the roads An unorthodox bid to preserve one of the last bastions of country life in the D.C. area is dividing residents.

Oct 25, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Azi Paybarah |Marianna Sotomayor |Leigh Ann Caldwell |Theodoric Meyer |Jacqueline Alemany |Amy B Wang | +15 more

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected speaker Wednesday by the full House on a first vote. Johnson, a relatively unknown, staunchly conservative Republican, succeeds Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), whose ouster this month was led by hard-right members of the party. The House GOP previously picked three higher-profile nominees, none of whom could win over Republican holdouts and secure a majority vote. Johnson is an ally of former president Donald Trump and opposed certifying the 2020 election.

Aug 12, 2020 | washingtonpost.com | Jayne Orenstein

Mar 5, 2020 | washingtonpost.com | Jayne Orenstein |Monica Rodman