Steve Thompson

Washington, D.C.

Accountability reporter focusing on government and politics in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MA in journalism; North Carolina State University, BS in mechanical engineering

Steve Thompson writes about government in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia with a focus on watching over tax dollars and holding leaders accountable. Before joining The Washington Post in 2018, he was an investigative reporter for the Dallas Morning News. He started in journalism as a police reporter at the St. Petersburg Times.
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Latest from Steve Thompson

D.C. housing officials say many problems will be fixed by HUD deadline

Outgoing Housing Authority director Brenda Donald said the agency has fixed dozens of problems highlighted in a federal HUD report.

May 11, 2023

D.C. Housing Authority official drafted op-ed for landlord group

The ghostwritten op-ed sought to burnish DCHA's image.

May 5, 2023

D.C. Housing Authority Director Brenda Donald to step down

Donald is departing after less than two years on the job and with the agency under fire.

May 4, 2023

McGrath didn’t book plane tickets to Md. before trial, court documents say

A search warrant was unsealed in the case of Roy McGrath, the former top aide to then-Gov. Larry Hogan (R).

April 18, 2023

D.C. housing director’s $41,250 bonus at issue in council hearing

D.C. Housing Authority director Brenda Donald clashed with D.C. Council member Robert C. White, the chair of the council’s Housing Committee, over her $41K bonus.

April 12, 2023

Roy McGrath is thought to have shot himself during traffic stop, document says

The FBI also fired during the encounter, a law enforcement document says, and it is unclear whether the self-inflicted wound or law enforcement gunfire killed McGrath.

April 4, 2023

Former Hogan chief of staff Roy McGrath dies after confrontation with FBI

Roy C. McGrath, a fugitive top aide to then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), was shot in Tennessee on Monday as authorities confronted him, the FBI said in a statement.

April 4, 2023

Maryland AG’s office issues report on police shooting in Harford County

The report discusses potential charges against deputies, but stops short of making recommendations about whether any charges were appropriate.

April 3, 2023

D.C. housing employees accused of conflicts and voucher fraud

The investigations come as agency leaders face a deadline to show federal overseers progress in combatting deficiencies identified in a scathing HUD audit.

March 30, 2023

Former chief of staff to then-Gov. Larry Hogan still at large

A manhunt began March 13 after Roy McGrath failed to appear in federal court on fraud, embezzlement charges.

March 17, 2023