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Happy Wednesday. The DC Council will have a majority of women and Black members come next year, cemented by the victory of Christina Henderson in the ginormous at-large race based on incomplete but seemingly definitive election results.

Happy Election Day. At the end of Tuesday, the District will not only have voted on the country's future but also determined the direction of the DC Council.

Happy Monday. Washingtonians who have yet to vote can go to one of 95 Election Day voting centers on Tuesday, where same-day registration is offered.

TGIF. President Donald Trump lashed out at DC today in frustration over the impact of local public health restrictions on his campaign's plans for an election night party. City officials this week reminded Trump Hotel operators that a…

Happy Thursday. Police body camera footage released today shows officers pursuing moped rider Karon Hylton before a car hits and kills him.

Good Wednesday evening. Unrest broke out tonight in the city as protesters gathered for a second day over the death of Karon Hylton, who was driving a moped and crashed into a car on Friday after police tried to stop him.

Happy Tuesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser is a 'No' on the ballot measure that would deprioritize enforcement of laws against psychedelic mushrooms. She told reporters she would not vote in favor of Initiative 81 because she believed the "issue…

Happy Monday. DC says about 190,000 residents have signed up for the city's coronavirus exposure notification program via their mobile phones.

TGIF. The crowded at-large DC Council race — with its 23 candidates for two seats, one of them left open by the looming departure of David Grosso — continues to provide drama aplenty as well as fodder for policy discussions.

Happy Thursday. DC Public Schools plans to spend $24 million on air filtration and set up rapid coronavirus testing to reopen elementary school campuses next month.

Happy Wednesday. A labor panel may have thrown a wrench in the District's plans to reopen elementary schools next month. A ruling from the Public Employee Relations Board says DC officials violated city law by not collectively bargaining…

Happy Tuesday. In the early stages of the public health emergency, the DC Council pared back its regular business and focused squarely on COVID-related measures as legislators learned how to conduct hearings and pass bills without meeting…

Happy Monday. DC officials are urging residents to opt into a new mobile contact tracing program, which launches tomorrow on iPhone and Android phones in the city.

TGIF. The DC Board of Elections has received 81,784 mail-in ballots so far — which amounts to just over a quarter of the total turnout in the District's 2016 general election. About two-thirds of those were returned via the city's 55…

Happy Thursday. DC newsrooms have come together again for a fifth year to write stories that delve into various aspects of the city's homelessness crisis.

Happy Wednesday. Nearly 1 in 4 of the DC residents who tested positive for the coronavirus last week had recently gone to a social event with more than five people, according to DC health officials. About 1 in 5 had been to a restaurant or…

Happy Tuesday. Even the number of candidates in the at-large DC Council race is a bit confusing — there are 24 candidates on the ballot, but only 23 of them have active campaigns. Then there's the inherent confusion in a free-for-all race…

TGIF. More ink was spilled on the firing of the principal of School Without Walls, with WaPo national politics columnist Dana Milbank entering the fray to dismiss the city's official explanation. He joined union officials in saying Richard…

Happy Thursday. A group of parents and students today protested the sudden and unexplained dismissal of the principal of prestigious high school School Without Walls.

Happy Wednesday. A new investigation into how the District handles workers' comp for public sector employees has everything a local policy wonk could want: talk of needed reforms and an upcoming public hearing; references to a "separate…

Happy Tuesday. Citing the likelihood of an eviction crisis once the current public health emergency ends, the DC Council voted today on emergency legislation to seal certain eviction records and add related tenant protections.

Happy Monday. DC Public Schools officials say they intend to offer in-person classes with live instruction for about 7,000 elementary school students in the term that starts Nov. 9, with approximately twice that number able to attend…

TGIF. The DC Department of Health and its director, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, have a lot on their plate amid the ongoing public health emergency, but their to-do list won't include contact tracing for President Donald Trump and first lady…

Happy Wednesday. As the District prepares to enter a new fiscal year, CFO Jeff DeWitt offered updated revenue estimates today that show projections made at the start of the pandemic were a bit too dire for fiscal 2020 but not quite dire…

Happy Tuesday. Howard University today officially announced its hiring of Rashad Young, the former city administrator who negotiated for the job with the school while also working on tax breaks in connection with construction of its new…

Happy Monday. With DC's registered voters slated to get mail-in ballots soon, an accelerated timetable for the Nov. 3 election meant WaPo's endorsements came out over the weekend, provoking familiar arguments over their rationale as well…