Independent candidates for the at-large seat on the D.C. Council got personal during a debate that aired on News Channel 8's News Talk show Thursday.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) hangs out with the Politics Hour crew in the studio.

Time is running out for D.C. residents hoping to vote in November's election — the deadline to register by mail is Tuesday.

The Nats are in the playoffs, and the Politics Hour crew is kicking it into overdrive.

D.C. residents could be allowed to register to vote, change their official voting addresses and even switch political parties online under a proposal from D.C. Council member Tommy Wells.

One D.C. Council member is calling on the city to examine publicly financed campaigns after some recent trouble with his own campaign accounts.

D.C. Council member Michael Brown explained reports that a member of his campaign had embezzled his campaign funds. That former campaign member is now firing back.

Incumbent at-large D.C. Councilmember Michael Brown will be on the ballot in November, as the Board of Elections reviewed two challenges and ruled that he met the petition requirement by less than 200 signatures.

The group trying to put a proposal banning corporate contributions to D.C. political campaigns on the November ballot will have to wait; with a four-week extension to re-examine some signatures, they won't make the ballot deadline.

The race between independent candidates Michael Brown and David Grosso for the at-large seat on the D.C. Council will be one to watch, provided Brown can circumvent a challenge to getting on the ballot.