The Metropolitan Police Department’s use-of-force incidents dropped after steady year-to-year increases starting in 2015.

The incident comes as protests against police brutality continue in D.C. and around the U.S.

With the D.C. Council starting its 20th period this week, Mayor Vince Gray yesterday laid out two of his top priorities: more police officers and comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Maryland Lt. Governor and candidate for the U.S. Senate Michael Steele must be red in the face these days — after calling an association with the Republican Party and President George W. Bush “a scarlet letter” in an anonymous interview with the Post’s Dana Milbank, Steele is now trying to limit the damage of his surprisingly honest comments. “I’m not trying to dis the president,” he was quoted as saying by the Washington Times….