Kyle Swenson

Cleveland, Washington, D.C.

staff writer @washingtonpost covering inequality // author GOOD KIDS, BAD CITY, available now. @PicadorUSA// [email protected]

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D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson |Sophia Solano |Hau Chu |Scott Dance

D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave (washingtonpost.com) D.C. region cooks under high temperatures amid heat wave By Kyle Swenson; Sophia Solano; Hau Chu; Scott Dance 2025062422483800 High heat clamped down on Tuesday across the eastern United States once again, with more than 75 million Americans between North Carolina and Maine spending the day under an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service.
D.C. attorney general alleges violence intervention nonprofit misused funds

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson |Meagan Flynn

D.C. attorney general alleges violence intervention nonprofit misused funds (washingtonpost.com) D.C. attorney general alleges violence intervention nonprofit misused funds By Kyle Swenson; Meagan Flynn 2025062023223200 The District's attorney general has alleged that a nonprofit group hired by the city misappropriated funds that were supposed to go toward preventing gun violence in the Congress Heights neighborhood.
Rally and march on the National Mall to cap WorldPride events in D.C.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Brittany Shammas |Hau Chu |Kyle Swenson

Rally and march on the National Mall to cap WorldPride events in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Rally and march on the National Mall to cap WorldPride events in D.C. By Brittany Shammas; Hau Chu; Kyle Swenson 2025060811004700 As hundreds of people gathered on a rain-splashed morning outside the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and march on the final day of WorldPride, screams of surprise came from the crowd when former vice president Kamala Harris kicked off the event with a special message. "Pride is...
This house started the Special Olympics. It’s finally being recognized.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson

When Luz Maria Sampedro was a high school senior in her native Bogotá, Colombia, in 1978, she and her classmates volunteered at her city’sSpecial Olympics. The event, which had begun in the United States a decade earlier, offered people with intellectual difficulties a venue for competition and glory. The idea was to showcase not disabilities, but the abilities, prowess and excellence of a group that is often unfairly sidelined,according to organizers.
Shakira cancels WorldPride concert in D.C., citing production issues

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Emma Uber |Kyle Swenson

Shakira cancels WorldPride concert in D.C., citing production issues (washingtonpost.com) Shakira cancels WorldPride concert in D.C., citing production issues By Emma Uber; Kyle Swenson 2025053021105100 Shakira's concert at Nationals Park was abruptly canceled Friday afternoon, just a day before the pop icon was set to perform Saturday evening as part of opening festivities for WorldPride, a global LGBTQ+ festival that is being held this year in D.C. The cancellation was due to complications...
Días después de los disparos y la muerte, el Museo Judío de la Capital reabre con un propósito

4 weeks ago | infobae.com | Kyle Swenson

Con líderes religiosos, funcionarios de la ciudad y simpatizantes abarrotando el vestíbulo de vidrio bañado por el sol el jueves por la mañana, el Museo Judío de la Capital reabrió sus puertas después de que fuera escenario de un violento asesinato la semana pasada. Un hombre de Chicago disparó y mató a Yaron Lischinsky, de 30 años, y a Sarah Lynn Milgrim, de 26, el 21 de mayo cuando salían de un evento para jóvenes diplomáticos en el museo, ubicado en la esquina de las calles Tercera y F NW.
Days after gunshots and death, Capital Jewish Museum reopens with purpose

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson

Days after gunshots and death, Capital Jewish Museum reopens with purpose (washingtonpost.com) Days after gunshots and death, Capital Jewish Museum reopens with purpose By Kyle Swenson 2025052921131200 With faith leaders, city officials and supporters crowding into the sun-splashed glass lobby Thursday morning, the Capital Jewish Museum reopened after it was the scene of a violent killing last week.
Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Tom Jackman |Dana Hedgpeth |Emily Davies |Kate Brady |Kyle Swenson

Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings (washingtonpost.com) Affidavit: Suspect in D.C. Jewish museum shooting confessed to killings By Tom Jackman; Dana Hedgpeth; Emily Davies; Kate Brady; Kyle Swenson 2025052214530300 A young couple who had just attended a Jewish diplomatic reception stepped out onto a quiet street in downtown Washington on Wednesday night and were suddenly shot and killed, sending shock waves through the city that reverberated around the...
Local food banks have lost 1.4 million meals to Trump administration cuts

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains area is largely rural and conservative, with Donald Trump carrying all but two counties that checker the central and western part of the state in the 2024 election. It is also a place where it has become increasingly difficult for people to find enough to eat. Every free meal counts there, said Michael McKee, the CEO of Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, which is the main provider of food assistance to 25 counties in the region.
After two years of increases, homelessness drops 9 percent in D.C.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson

After two years of increases, homelessness drops 9 percent in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) After two years of increases, homelessness drops 9 percent in D.C. By Kyle Swenson 2025051213000000 The number of people living on the street or in temporary shelters dropped by 9 percent in the past year in Washington, according to new data released Monday by the District.