Washingtonian: Among the MAGAs, One Last Time, on the Streets of DC
January 6, 2021, a day of infamy—and, before that, banality, nuttiness, menace, and sore feet.
NBC4: DC-Area Leaders React to Rioters Who Breached US Capitol
"There will be law and order, and this behavior will not be tolerated," Mayor Bowser said
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Statement on Today’s Violence at the Capitol
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 2021
COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE CHRISTINA HENDERSON ON TODAY’S UNLAWFUL RIOTS
What happened in the District of Columbia today was…
Press Release: Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie condemns insurrection by Trump supporters at US Capitol
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Contact: Jonathan McNair
Washington, DC -- Today, the President of the United States incited a violent insurrection at the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Issues Mayor’s Order Extending Today’s Public Emergency for 15 Days
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 6, 2021
CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; latoya.foster@dc.gov
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, First Amendment protests turned…
Associated Press: Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors.
Associated Press: Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election
WASHINGTON (AP) — A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and…
Washington Post: Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed and tear gas fired
As President Trump told a sprawling crowd outside the White House that they should never accept defeat, hundreds of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup that they hoped would overturn the election…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A trip to the grocery store ended with unexpected coronavirus vaccine…
Before this week, Franck Le Bousse wasn’t sure where he stood in the long line of people waiting, and hoping, to get the coronavirus vaccine.
City Paper: D.C. Shuts Down After Violent Insurrectionists’ Attempted Coup
Mayor Bowser issues a 6 p.m. curfew, and Metro will suspend rail and bus service at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively.
Washington Business Journal: Israeli coworking firm Mixer terminates lease for D.C. location, what…
Israel-based shared workspace provider Mixer has abandoned plans to open its first U.S. location inside a downtown D.C. trophy office building, the latest in a string of setbacks for the coworking industry amid the ongoing coronavirus…
Washington Post: Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob…
A day that began with thousands of President Trump’s supporters in Washington for demonstrations turned violent as many in attendance saw Wednesday as a last stand for Trump because Congress was set to confirm that President-elect Joe…
WTOP: DC orders citywide curfew after Trump supporters breach Capitol
A woman has died after she was shot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building in an attempt to stop the counting of Electoral College votes, and a curfew went into effect in the…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser issues citywide curfew following Capitol invasion
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has instituted a citywide curfew from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday. The announcement came as a mob backing President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud clashed with police and breached the U.S.…
Washington Post: School districts struggle with reopening decisions heading into second semester
School districts in the region are struggling with decisions on reopening as they look toward the academic year’s second semester, with the coronavirus pandemic raging and the timeline for vaccinations still unclear.
DCist: Curfews Imposed In D.C. And Virginia, Metro To Close Three Hours Early
Responding to dramatic incidents of pro-Trump insurrectionists overrunning barriers and breaking into the U.S. Capitol, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a 12-hour curfew would take effect starting at 6 p.m. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam…
City Paper: What the Georgia Results Mean for the D.C. Statehood
The District’s chances of becoming a state might get a lot bigger.
City Paper: The Past, Present, and Future of D.C.’s Panda Gourmet
The famed Chinese restaurant tucked into a Days Inn has plans to expand in 2021.
Washington Business Journal: A Rhode Island Avenue fire station could be redeveloped as big changes…
D.C. is teeing up a mixed-use redevelopment at the site of a firehouse near the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metro station, as some big changes are bound for the entire block in the Edgewood neighborhood.
Press Release: AG Racine Responds to Breach of the U.S. Capitol Building
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 6, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
President Trump Urged to Order Supporters to Cease and Desist, Depart the District Peacefully
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