Axios: White House to resume public tours next month
The White House is resuming public tours next month, more than two years after the tradition came to a halt due to COVID-19, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.
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Washington Post: Police divert ‘People’s Convoy’ from downtown D.C. during another day of demonstrations
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A dump truck blocked their route from Interstate 295 toward I-695
DCist: Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights Introduced To Protect Those Who ‘Do Incredibly Difficult Work For Not High Pay’
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D.C. At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman announced Tuesday morning that her office has filed a bill that if passed, will require employers to provide written contracts to workers such as house…
DCist: Georgetown, American Universities Drop Indoor Mask Mandates
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Two local universities are ending their mask mandates for most indoor spaces.
City Paper: Even with Public Financing, City Contractors Line Up to Kick in Campaign Cash for Bowser
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Companies with business before the District helped swell the mayor’s latest fundraising haul.
WTOP: A scoop in your poop: How DC, Va. plan to use wastewater to track COVID spread
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D.C. and Virginia have plans to ramp up their COVID-19 wastewater surveillance programs in the coming weeks, providing a tool that experts say allows health officials to get a pulse on community…
Axios: Bezos fuels Air and Space Museum overhaul
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The design process is underway for the new Jeff Bezos-funded building at the Air and Space Museum, which will soon close for major renovation projects.
Axios: House GOP requests city review Bowser admin’s WhatsApp use
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House Republicans want the D.C. inspector general to review the Bowser administration’s use of WhatsApp.
WTOP: Suspect arrested in shootings of homeless men in DC, NYC
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A suspect has been arrested in D.C. in connection with attacks on homeless men in the District and New York that left two dead and three wounded.
DCist: Police Detain Man Believed To Be Linked To Attacks On Unhoused People In D.C., New York
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D.C. police say they have taken a person into custody who they say may be linked to five attacks on people experiencing homelessness in D.C. and New York City over the last two weeks. Two of those…
Washington Post: Man arrested after shootings of homeless people in D.C., New York
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A man was arrested after shootings that left two homeless people dead and three wounded in the District and New York City, D.C. police said early Tuesday.
Axios: D.C. and New York seek ‘cold blooded’ suspect in homeless shootings
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Police in the nation's capital and New York City said Monday they were making progress in catching a person they say is linked to killing two homeless people and wounding three others in both cities.…
Associated Press: Trucker mandate protest hits DC, snarling local traffic
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of truckers and other motorists who have been doing rolling protests on highways encircling Washington made their way into the nation’s capital Monday, snarling…
WTOP: DC organization heads to Ukraine’s border to provide support for refugees
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As thousands flee their homes from Ukraine into Poland, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is working along Ukraine’s border to help provide relief for thousands of families.
WTOP: Extreme delays on Southeast/Southwest Freeway amid trucker convoy, closed exits
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Drivers in the D.C. area Monday afternoon faced “extreme” delays heading into the District amid a demonstration related to a trucker convoy.
Washington Post: D.C. and N.Y. police seek gunman in shootings of five homeless people
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Two of the victims, one in each city, have died. Police have released photos and videos of a person of interest.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: They battle the weather, the pests, the system. Now, a killer is after them.
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In his years without a home, Gregory Hammett has fought off heat, cold, wind, ice, rain, snow, rats, insects, hunger, riots and robbers.
WTOP: DC, New York police ask public’s help to ID suspect in shootings of homeless men
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Police in D.C. and New York City are asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a string of attacks on homeless men.
Washington Post: ‘People’s Convoy’ drives through D.C. after permit for organized demonstration downtown partially…
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The detour from the Beltway brought the full convoy into the District for the first time since it began Feb. 23
DCist: Trucker Convoy Drives Into D.C., Prompting Road Closures
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The convoy of truckers that’s been hanging out in Maryland and riding around area highways for over a week drove into D.C. proper on Monday, causing heavy traffic and closed roadways.