Jeanne Clarke Harris, a longtime associate of mega D.C. contractor and campaign contributor Jeffrey Thompson, was charged today with making straw donations to local and federal campaigns.

Chief Cathy Lanier’s on the war path. In addition to threatening to fire several police officers involved in a recent incident in Columbia Heights, Lanier has handed Commander Hilton Burton — who sharply criticized Lanier during a Council hearing on the Charlie Sheen police escort fiasco — a demotion.