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TGIF! Council member Kenyan McDuffie’s cousin is listed on a document as heading a firm that would score $3 million from a no-bid gambling contract, WaPo reported last night.

Good Thursday morning. The race for the Ward 7 DC Council seat is already shaping up, with two candidates filing papers to run and one advisory neighborhood commissioner with an exploratory committee saying she will decide “very soon” on…

Happy Tuesday. Last week’s flash flooding highlights the importance of “resilience planning,” the city’s Office of Resilience says.

Happy Wednesday. Two close votes stand out from yesterday's DC Council meeting: one to narrowly approve a sports gambling contract shrouded in controversy and another that saved Jack Evans from further humiliation.

Happy Tuesday. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has divvied up the spoils from Jack Evans' soon-to-be-dead Finance and Revenue Committee, and some council members are unhappy with where key agencies are heading.

Happy Independence Day Eve. The Post scoops that nearly $2.5 million will be taken out of the cash-strapped National Park Service budget to pay for Trump’s expanded Fourth of July celebration.

TGIF! Independent at-large DC Council member David Grosso has a challenger getting started early.

Happy Wednesday. The investigations into Jack Evans are leading to more scrutiny of the District’s decision to hand out a no-bid contract for sports gambling. In advance of a vote next month to yank Evans as chair of the finance committee,…

TGIF! FBI agents raided the Georgetown home of Jack Evans this morning, the latest development in a whirlwind two-day period that began with Evans denying any ethics violations — before he admitted he didn’t disclose a conflict of interest…

Happy Monday. The Line Hotel in Adams Morgan is trying to push back against attempts to yank its $46 million tax break, as some council members say the hotel didn't meet hiring conditions to get the tax credit. The Bowser administration…

TGIF and happy Flag Day! President Donald Trump owes the District $7 million for his 2017 inauguration, while he plans a new July Fourth bash.

Happy Thursday. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner is leaving for Amazon, WBJ scoops.

Good Wednesday morning. Let DL draw your attention to one point in the clash between Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt.

Good Tuesday morning. There is an unprecedented showdown between Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt over next fiscal year’s budget, making good on the CFO's promise that he would reject a plan that dips…

Happy Monday. A fourth challenger in Ward 2 has emerged to the expected re-election bid of longtime legislator Jack Evans, the subject of a federal investigation and recall effort.

TGIF! There’s a new WaPo-Schar School poll that shows most people in the region drive cars to get around, with 64 percent of District residents saying they have driven to get someplace in the past year.

Happy Tuesday. A bill to decriminalize prostitution was unveiled today at the DC Council, introduced by David Grosso along with Anita Bonds, Robert White and Brianne Nadeau. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and…

Good Monday morning. Robert White will introduce a bill tomorrow to allow prisoners the right to vote, WaPo reports.

Happy Thursday. The lone holdout for statehood in the Washington area's congressional delegation has given his support. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer wrote in a WaPo op-ed posted this morning that he is "hesitant" no more in supporting…

Good Thursday morning. Hillary Clinton will be in Congress Heights today, at GW University’s Rodham Institute Summit on health.