“Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place.” - Harry S. Truman

Welcome to DCDecoder.com. Why are we here? Washington, and politics in general can be confusing. We try to break down the political universe into manageable nuggets free from spin or spite. And we try to do it in a non-jargony yet spirited way.

We are strictly nonpartisan. We don’t endorse any particular candidate, political party or point-of-view. And we always try to provide pathways to action - pro and con - that give you tools to get involved.

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DCDecoder is a project of The Christian Science Monitor, a 100+ year-old, Pulitzer-Prize-winning news organization with a reputation for thoughtful, unbiased news coverage.