Jim Lokay
@jimlokay
Local news guy @ Fox 5 • Pittsburgh-area native • Bostonian emeritus
On #TheFinal5: Ken Block was hired by Donald Trump to find voter fraud in the 2020 election. He weighs in on last Thursday's claims Plus, Rep. James Walkinshaw on Trump's latest changes impacting federal workers. Is it about accountability or control? 11:30 on FOX 5, Fox Local, and fox5dc.com.
My guest tonight has a new book out this week called "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World." @briantylercohen.bsky.social joins me on a special #TheFInal5 at 11:30pm, streaming on the Fox Local app and on fox5dc.com.
BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians postpone game against Pittsburgh Pirates due to air quality concerns from Canadian wildfires. EarthCam image of Cleveland shows smoke hanging over Lake Erie.
D.C. and Maryland appear on the White House’s list of voter rolls it claims were “compromised” by China. They are public records readily accessible through online requests, as well as Virginia’s. Qualifications and costs for making such requests vary.
GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio threatens to sanction Canada for the wildfire smoke wafting across the border into the U.S.
Fresh produce may not be having its moment in the sun right now, but after more than a year and a change in ownership, Saladworks on Florida Ave NE near Union Market has reopened.
“Special Envoy for American Landowners” sounds suspiciously like Assistant to the Regional Manager
My sympathies to Channel 3’s newsroom as their inbox is about to become a full-on hazmat situation.
The White House literally advertises citizenship for anyone willing to pay $1,000,000 (plus a $15,000 processing fee.)
Tonight on #TheFinal5: @briantylercohen.bsky.social talks about his new book, "The Day After: How To Wield Power in a Post-Trump World." Plus, we'll talk about his appearance in DC next Tuesday with @jimacosta.bsky.social at 6th & I. 11:30p on fox5dc.com/live or the Fox Local app.
Joined by the great @macfarlanenews.bsky.social on #TheFinal5 at 11:30 on FOX 5 DC and Fox Local or fox5dc.com. We’ll talk July 4th, Trump and FIFA, and where in the world is Mitch McConnell?
My colleague Josh Rosenthal says getting the smaller Freedom 250 crowd back into the National Mall and re-screened didn't start smoothly, with crowds being directed towards a non-existent security checkpoint location and then forced to walk 5 blocks away.
It’s on…per Freedom 250. Gates are back open on the Mall at 9:45 pm. Trump to speak at 11. Fireworks to follow. So this may be a July 5th spectacular.
From Freedom250’s live feed: “Remaining flyovers canceled. Please depart event site.” There were 4 more scheduled flyovers including a “Golden Knights Twilight Jump.”
The National Mall is a ghost town after it was evacuated for the severe storms (this was the scene at 8pm). We still don't know if re-entry will happen -- not to mention what it will take to re-screen everyone if they decide to re-open ahead of Trump's planned speech. #America250
People on the National Mall are being told to evacuate as severe storms move through the DC region.
The Department of Energy has deleted the page from its website that recommended people set their A/C to 78°. www.energy.gov/energysaver/...
If you charged each person at the Great American State Fair a dollar to watch Glenn Beck, you still wouldn’t have enough money to buy the belt he’s wearing.
After the World Cup on #TheFinal5: - I go 1-on-1 with MD Del. Adrian Boafo (D) on his big primary win in MD-05. - VA Sen. Bryce Reeves (R) on the halt to VA's assault weapons ban. Plus, Dem Socialist candidates surging. What does it mean here? On air & fox5dc.com.
BREAKING: Four years after losing to Wes Moore by 32 points, GOP voters in Maryland nominate former legislator Dan Cox for a November rematch. Cox defeats businessman Ed Hale, who started his campaign as a Democrat but flipped parties. More now on FOX 5 DC, Fox Local, and fox5dc.com.
Latest alert from the FAA on ground stops/delays at DCA. Right now, ground stop until 6:15 with average delays of 32 minutes due to thunderstorms. We're keeping tabs on Fox Local -- you can too: fox5dc.com/foxlocal
It's now been 2 hours and 16 minutes since the polls closed and we've yet to see any results from DC's Board of Elections.
With a June 30th deadline, VA Gov. Spanberger backs a House-authored budget bill that keeps tax breaks for data centers, but requires a full accounting of their impacts. The Senate version seeks to end those breaks sooner. FULL SEGMENT: www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-ub...
On The Final 5 at 11:30 on FOX 5 DC and Fox Local: - VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger on the push to pass a state budget ahead of the June 30th deadline. - Trent Holbrook once worked for Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Now he wants to succeed her as DC's delegate.
Streaming at 11pm on FOX Local -- my one-on-one with DC Delegate candidate Robert White (D). fox5dc.com/live
On "The Final 5" at 11pm on FOX Local: Brooke Pinto on her run for DC Delegate in next week's Democratic primary. fox5dc.com/live
FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Janeese Lewis George reacts to President Trump's threats to take over DC if she wins next week's Democratic primary and is elected mayor in November.
