Michael Brice-Saddler

Washington, D.C.

Local reporter covering D.C. government and politics

Education: University of Maryland, College Park, BA in journalism

Michael Brice-Saddler covers D.C. government and politics for The Washington Post's Metro desk. He joined The Post in June 2018 as an intern after graduating from the University of Maryland. Before moving to local politics, he covered national and breaking news on the general assignment desk.
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Latest from Michael Brice-Saddler

Cricket in D.C.? Team owner lobbies city for stadium at RFK site.

The owner of the Washington Freedom cricket team wants the RFK Stadium site to be its home. The team now plays “home” games in Dallas and Morrisville, N.C.

November 30, 2024
RFK Stadium in August 2023.

Three years later, more hurdles arise for displaced D.C. condo owners

Most of the Talbert Street homeowners, who bought their condos with city assistance before the building was deemed unlivable, still lack permanent housing.

November 30, 2024
Jeanita Brown shows one of the many cracks in the basement floor of her townhouse on Talbert Street SE in 2021.

In D.C., a unique shelter for the homeless will serve couples, families

The Aston, which was student housing, is now D.C.’s first shelter allowing couples and mixed-gender adult families to stay together.

November 25, 2024
The Aston, pictured in June 2023, has been transformed from a former George Washington University dorm into an innovative city shelter that allows couples and families to stay together.

Bowser unveils new housing development in historic Barry Farm

Two buildings will bring 247 new units of housing to the Barry Farm neighborhood, where a promise to revitalize the community is taking shape.

November 21, 2024
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Asberry, the first on-site building constructed at Barry Farm in D.C., on Nov. 21.

D.C. AG accuses company EarnIn of misleading ads, unlawful loans

EarnIn, a popular “earned wage access” company being represented by former D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, denies the city’s allegations.

November 19, 2024
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D) filed suit against a company that provides early access to paychecks.

A D.C. pizzeria welcomed Trump back to the city. Some customers did not.

A co-founder at Menomale Pizza in Washington was criticized by customers and residents after posting a congratulations message to Donald Trump on social media after he won the presidential election.

November 8, 2024
Menomale Pizza in Brookland

Awaiting Trump, D.C. leaders balance defending city, not ‘poking the bear’

Come January the District will contend with a president who has made more threats to D.C.’s autonomy than any other chief executive in modern history.

November 8, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump walks onstage with his wife Melania after being declared the winner during an election night watch party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6.

Trayon White Sr., facing bribery charge, is reelected to D.C. Council

Voters in the city’s poorest ward voice support for Democratic incumbent Trayon White Sr. despite a federal indictment charging him with corruption in office.

November 5, 2024
D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) leaves the polls at Ferbee-Hope Recreation Center in Southeast Washington after casting his vote.

Initiative to bring ranked-choice voting to D.C. projected to pass

The District joined four states this election in considering the move to ranked-choice voting. It also approved opening primaries to independent voters.

November 5, 2024
Initiative 83 proposer Lisa Rice and her supporters walk to the nearby D.C. Board of Elections to officially submit their nearly 40,000 signatures on July 1. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)

As election nears, ‘get out the vote’ includes those incarcerated in D.C.

The District has become something of a national model for efforts to register people who are incarcerated, following a 2020 law passed by the D.C. Council.

November 3, 2024
Detainees housed at the D.C. jail participate in early voting on Thursday.