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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.

Happy Tuesday. Regional COVID-19 cases show no sign of slowing down yet, days before federal regulators are set to give emergency use authorization for Pfizer's vaccine.

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced $1,200 stimulus checks will go out to eligible DC residents who are self-employed but out of work due to the public health emergency.

TGIF. The region reported a record high of 1,586 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Friday, while DC posted a second consecutive day of over 300 new cases.

The District's 187th homicide was a 15-month-old boy shot in a car Wednesday night, making this year the deadliest since 2005 — with nearly a month still to go.

Happy Wednesday. Council member David Grosso will join Arent Fox as a lobbyist when his term ends in January.

Happy December. The DC Council gave initial approval to an array of bills on Tuesday, including one that would allow prisoners who committed crimes before the age of 25 to seek early release.

Happy Monday. With just one month left in the DC Council's two-year term, the rush is on to act on dozens of bills that would otherwise die at the end of the year. Though the returning lawmakers would have the option of reintroducing their…

Happy Tuesday. DC Police Chief Peter Newsham is heading across the Potomac to become chief of police for Prince William County, Virginia.

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced additional restrictions Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, limiting indoor gatherings to 10 people and halving the cap on outdoor gatherings to 25 people starting Wednesday.

TGIF. DC is recording a daily average of 166 new confirmed coronavirus cases, inching close to the peak of over 200 cases reached in early April.