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Happy Tuesday. The feds have set up a sedition and conspiracy task force to go after people linked to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Michael Sherwin, acting U.S. attorney for DC, said the public will be "shocked with some of the egregious…

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser and area leaders urged Americans not to travel to the nation's capital for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration as security ramps up following the deadly Capitol siege.

As the fallout continues from the U.S. Capitol insurrection, acting DC Police Chief Robert Contee said that Capitol Police made a "miscalculation on what they were actually going to be dealing with."

Happy Thursday. Federal prosecutors charged at least 40 people in DC Superior Court on Thursday in connection with Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, and law enforcement authorities said more charges and arrests are expected in the…

Four people died and 52 were arrested after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an extraordinary day for the city and republic. DC officials released those numbers late on Wednesday and said police will…

Happy Tuesday. Supporters of Donald Trump began rallying in DC, amplifying the president's discredited claims of voter fraud. One speaker encouraged demonstrators to turn to one another and hug, repeatedly chanting "mass spreader event."

Happy New Year. DC is bracing for two days of demonstrations by Donald Trump supporters surrounding Congress' vote to certify November's election, and the mayor has called in the DC National Guard to help handle potential unrest. 

Happy New Year's Eve. DC will end 2020 with at least 198 homicides — the highest tally since 2004, when the city recorded 248 murders.

Happy Wednesday. The District’s pandemic-battered economy is projected to take a $461.8 million revenue hit over the next three fiscal years, the chief financial officer said late Wednesday. That’s actually a better forecast than the one…

Happy Wednesday. Two progressive DC Council members are slated to lose their seats on the Housing Committee come next year — including the chair of the Human Services Committee, Brianne Nadeau, who told DCist she was surprised about the…

Happy Tuesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped DC police veteran Robert Contee as her choice to lead the Metropolitan Police Department.

Happy Monday. DC officials said 34,250 doses of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in town this week, with Moderna's newly authorized variety accounting for most of them.

TGIF. In the face of an unrelenting increase in coronavirus cases, DC will halt indoor dining at restaurants and impose other restrictions next Wednesday at 10 p.m. for nearly a month, as spelled out in a new mayoral order issued late…

Happy Thursday. The Washington Teachers' Union said late Thursday it has agreed on terms for in-person learning with DC Public Schools.

Happy Wednesday. A DC Superior Court judge has said the city's ban on landlords filing new eviction cases is unconstitutional, throwing a wrench in the pandemic relief measure.

Happy Tuesday. Criminal justice reforms and pandemic responses once again proved a focal point for the council's legislative actions Tuesday as the sun set on the last legislative meeting of Council Period 23.

Happy Monday. DC received its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, as cases in the region broke yet another weekly record.

TGIF! Attorney General Karl Racine left all options open for his future, including joining the Biden administration or running for mayor. "All things are in play," he said on WAMU's Politics Hour on Friday.

Happy Thursday. DC Attorney General Karl Racine is leading legal opposition to a dubious Texas lawsuit that seeks to overturn the presidential race results in four swing states.

Happy Wednesday. Several local nonprofits serving people experiencing homelessness say the Muriel Bowser administration plans to reduce expected grant funding, DCist/WAMU reports.