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DCist: The Lincoln Statue In Capitol Hill Has Become A Monument To Public Debate Itself

Editor Jul 2, 2020
On a calm, late-June evening in Lincoln Park, a handful of U.S. Park Police officers stand around the perimeter. Couples walk their dogs and groups of people on picnic blankets dot the park, where two bronze sculptures sit in the middle.…

Washington Post: Van Martel Brathwaite, who served in the D.C. government for decades, always put…

Editor Jul 2, 2020
Van Martel Brathwaite always made sure his daughter Caprice had everything that she needed because he was both mom and dad. Caprice was a toddler when the family was in a car crash that killed her mother, Sharon Brathwaite, and Van never…

WTOP: DC Public Schools, teachers at odds over return to work order

Editor Jul 2, 2020
The Washington Teachers’ Union has instructed its teachers not to respond to a letter from D.C. Public Schools seeking an answer as to whether they are comfortable returning to work in the fall.

Washington Post: Unless Daniel Snyder changes Redskins’ name, RFK site is off the table, officials…

Editor Jul 2, 2020
There is no scenario in which Daniel Snyder will be able to build a new Washington Redskins stadium on the federally owned RFK Stadium site unless he changes the team’s name.

WUSA9: Basement renovation uncovers hidden love notes, photos, pay stubs, dating back to the 1930s

Editor Jul 2, 2020
The family who lives in the NE house now is searching for anyone who may recognize the people in the photos to reconnect them with their family memories.

New York Magazine: Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’

Editor Jul 2, 2020
The people of Washington, D.C., want congressional representation. They have wanted it for a long time, and have said so in explicit terms. In 2016, a district-wide referendum in favor of statehood passed with 78 percent of the vote.…

Press Release: Norton Thanks Van Hollen, Carper for Filing Amendment to Give D.C. Mayor Control Over…

Press Release Jul 2, 2020
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 7, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tom Carper (D-DE) for…

DCist: D.C. Teachers Spar With School System Over Return To In-Person Classes

Editor Jul 1, 2020
Teachers in D.C. Public Schools are pushing back against preliminary plans to reopen schools in the fall, arguing the city school system has not adequately addressed health and safety concerns.

Washington Times: D.C. sued over Black Lives Matter painted on city streets

Editor Jul 1, 2020
Judicial Watch went to court Wednesday demanding access to paint the streets of Washington with its own political message after the city wrote “Black Lives Matter” on one street and allowed protesters to paint “Defund the Police” next to…

District Links: Republican senators blast statehood, bringing local rebuke; paid leave program takes…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 1, 2020
Happy July. DC statehood doesn't have a shot at passing the GOP-controlled Senate, but Republicans are nonetheless ratcheting up their rhetoric against enfranchising the District's residents, with some comments seen as painting…
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District Links: Council votes to advance permanent bill on youth curfew but delays emergency action; judge protects 15th…

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The DC Council voted yesterday to advance a modified version of the expanded youth curfew as permanent legislation, but members also put off a vote on emergency legislation that would enable the…

District Links: White House submits nominations for four DC Superior Court vacancies; DC Water faces new lawsuits over…

Apr 21, 2026 17
President Donald Trump last week submitted four new nominations for vacancies on the DC Superior Court.

District Links: AG reaches $9.9M settlement to resolve inquiry into Ticketmaster pricing; court panel allows ballroom…

Apr 20, 2026 11
Days after a federal jury found that Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster hold a harmful, anticompetitive monopoly over large concert venues, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's office has…

District Links: Environmental groups battle Bowser budget proposals; funding bill with DC budget riders clears House…

Apr 17, 2026 19
The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.
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