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Inshara has worked on general assignment and at Meet the Press at NBC, working alongside the investigative unit, assignment desk, election coverage teams, and politics units. She has worked as a correspondent for the Tampa Beacon, a co-editor of Cherry Bomb Press, and a fact-checker at the Poynter Institute.
The D.C.-based, Florida native has a special interest in rigorous reportage, innovative storytelling, and anything politics-related. She writes in the third-person occasionally.
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Democratic senator says Putin has played Trump like a 'fiddle' ahead of Alaska meeting
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., told NBC News that while he supports Trump's efforts to further dialogue with Putin amid efforts to end the war in Ukraine, he is concerned that Putin has been playing Trump like a "fiddle."
"I’m always in favor of talking, and we’d all like to see peace, but I’m very worried because, from day one, while Donald Trump said he was going to end the war in Ukraine, he has been played like a fiddle by Vladimir Putin," Van Hollen said.
"All Putin sees is Trump’s weakness, and so I’m very worried that he will throw our allies and the people of Ukraine under the bus, which is what he’s done from day one," he added.
Democratic senator says Putin has played Trump like a 'fiddle' ahead of Alaska meeting, continued
Van Hollen spoke to NBC News after a town hall at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland, where he tackled a variety of topics, from efforts across the country to redraw congressional districts before the 2026 midterms to Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C., an act Van Hollen called a "gross abuse of power."
The event lacked the fireworks both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have faced at other town halls across the country.
"I’m always in favor of talking, and we’d all like to see peace, but I’m very worried because, from day one, while Donald Trump said he was going to end the war in Ukraine, he has been played like a fiddle by Vladimir Putin," Van Hollen said.
"All Putin sees is Trump’s weakness, and so I’m very worried that he will throw our allies and the people of Ukraine under the bus, which is what he’s done from day one," he added.
Democratic senator says Putin has played Trump like a 'fiddle' ahead of Alaska meeting, continued
Van Hollen spoke to NBC News after a town hall at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland, where he tackled a variety of topics, from efforts across the country to redraw congressional districts before the 2026 midterms to Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C., an act Van Hollen called a "gross abuse of power."
The event lacked the fireworks both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have faced at other town halls across the country.
‘We lost trust in our environmental agencies:’ The fight for environmental justice in Ivy City
By Inshara Ali
Walking the streets of Ivy City in northeast D.C., a distinct smell permeates the residential area. Some say it’s similar to burnt rubber, others say it’s reminiscent of a funeral home. The smell is seemingly traceable to an unassuming building on the corner of Fenwick and Capital Avenue: the National Engineering Products, Inc. (NEP) facility, where sealants for the U.S. Navy are produced.
In 2023, the District of Columbia’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) perfor...
Walking the streets of Ivy City in northeast D.C., a distinct smell permeates the residential area. Some say it’s similar to burnt rubber, others say it’s reminiscent of a funeral home. The smell is seemingly traceable to an unassuming building on the corner of Fenwick and Capital Avenue: the National Engineering Products, Inc. (NEP) facility, where sealants for the U.S. Navy are produced.
In 2023, the District of Columbia’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) perfor...
What to know about Ukraine's mineral wealth
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Pasco County Libraries named ‘Library of the Year’ by Florida Library Association
Pasco County Libraries are the best of the best. That’s according to the Florida Library Association, which named Pasco County Libraries the 2023 Library of the Year.
The award’s criteria, chosen from a highly competitive group of nominees, include programming creativity and innovation, service expansion and enhancement, and programs emulated by other libraries. Pasco County Libraries have demonstrated excellence in each of these categories through the development of its popular “makerspaces,”
The award’s criteria, chosen from a highly competitive group of nominees, include programming creativity and innovation, service expansion and enhancement, and programs emulated by other libraries. Pasco County Libraries have demonstrated excellence in each of these categories through the development of its popular “makerspaces,”
Last year, the Smithsonian Institute returned 29 Benin bronze statues to Nigeria. Do they really belong there?
How a local business owner in Adams Morgan is dealing with the community’s recent rise in vandalism and theft
Words by Inshara Ali
Photos by Isabel Bozarth
Photos by Isabel Bozarth
The Brook & The Bluff on their Southern roots, influences, and the future.
