News in Washington
Mt. Zion–FUBS Cemeteries Update: DDOT Discloses 118 Collected Items
One month after the Black Georgetown Foundation’s Aug. 4 town hall regarding construction and archaeological protection near the Mt. Zion–Female Union Band Society Cemeteries, written responses from participating agencies have […]
GW challenges DC’s property value assessment of campus building for third year in a row
GW officials filed a petition in D.C. Superior Court on Sept. 18 challenging the assessed value of 600 19th Street — the propery the University leases to the federal government to house the Washington Passport Agency.
Here’s how Trump is building a national citizenship database to check voters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s order on Friday allowing the Trump administration to merge sensitive personal data stored across federal agencies gives the government a wide-ranging tool in its effort to identify noncitizens and ineligible voters.
Trump says his contested arch would house drones and snipers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Sunday his planned 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington would be built to host “large numbers of drones,” snipers and ammunition, as the administration appeared prepared to justify another construction project by citing national…
FAA has an unusual safety request for the top of Trump’s arch: Fire
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington must have a constant flame atop the structure to make it safe for planes to pass by in one of the busiest airspaces in the country, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Rep. Houchin Bill to improve literacy education practices passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7890, the Science of Reading Act of 2026. This bill would prioritize the Science of...
USDA launches initiative to bring more states into meat inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Stand-Up Program to provide up to $50 million in new funding to help...
Washington’s vote-by-mail survives: SCOTUS leaves nationwide injunction on new USPS rule in place
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s emergency application to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the USPS “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule for the 2026 midterms. The order leaves the injunction in place, so the new USPS rule…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 22In fight to stay on Florida ballot, governor candidate admits to voting in D.C., threatens to imprison opponents
During a Leon County hearing to decide whether gubernatorial candidate James Fishback should be booted from the ballot, Fishback threatened to imprison the lieutenant governor’s senior adviser, one of his supporters challenged the staffer to a courthouse fight, and Fishback…
The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks
Many of the changes Trump wants to make to the White House and the city are facing legal challenges. Some are reversible, while others could reshape the nation's capital for generations to come.
Judge rules White House ballroom construction must halt until Congress OK’s it
Trump responded to the ruling by complaining that the National Trust for Historic Preservation doesn't appreciate his efforts at "sprucing up" Washington's buildings.