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  1. u.s. capitol
    Man Dies by Suicide After Driving Car Into Barricade Near U.S. CapitolThe man drove into a barricade and fired a gun in the air, but police don’t seem to believe he was targeting any members of Congress.
    By Chas Danner
  2. crime
    Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Unhoused Men in NYC and D.C.Law-enforcement officers in D.C. arrested a suspect on Tuesday morning, following an extensive search.
    By Nia Prater
  3. politics
    Protest Over Capitol Riot Arrests a NoneventMedia and police far outnumbered actual protesters on the National Mall on Saturday.
    By Chas Danner
  4. the money game
    The Big SPAC CrackdownSPACs have seen a massive two-year boom, resulting in a wave of companies going public. That might be coming to an end.
    By Michelle Celarier
  5. crime
    Man Arrested at Capitol Hill Standoff Charged with Threatening to Use ExplosivesA man was seen on a livestream in a pickup truck that he said was full of explosives, holding what appeared to be a detonator.
    By Nia Prater
  6. the national interest
    D.C. Statehood Is the Democrats’ Only OptionHoping to win by coupproof margins is not a strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. politics
    If D.C. Becomes a State, the National Mall Gets to Vote for PresidentThe constitutional quirk inside the push for a 51st state.
    By Ben Jacobs
  8. washington dc
    The Slow Push to ‘Free the Capitol’ From Its FencingTwo months after the Capitol riot, the political divide inside Congress has made it difficult to address the razor-wire divide outside.
    By Ben Jacobs
  9. transition liveblog
    Biden Moves to Undo Trump Health Policies: Live UpdatesPresident Biden is signing executive actions that expand access to health care amid the pandemic and begin unraveling his predecessor’s policies.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. national guard
    Biden Apologizes After National Guard Troops Are Sent to Parking GaragesAfter two weeks protecting the Capitol grounds, troops were ordered to vacate the complex and sleep on the concrete floors of parking garages.
    By Charlotte Klein
  11. vaccinations
    Washington, D.C., Targets February 1 to Vaccinate Restaurant WorkersThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, food-industry workers have been among those who have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. civil rights
    D.C.’s Lone Representative Thinks She Might Have Some Company in Congress Soon“You feel that you are not treated as an American citizen in your own country,” she told Intelligencer.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. republicans
    Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’GOP senators are sounding some old-fashioned dog whistles while arguing against statehood for Washington, D.C.
    By Sarah Jones
  14. coronavirus
    The White House Is Rolling Back Its Coronavirus Safety ProtocolsMandatory temperature checks will no longer be conducted on all visitors, and last week, mask wearing became voluntary.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. protests
    Huge ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural Painted on Street Leading to White HouseBlack Lives Matter D.C. called the move a “performative distraction from real policy changes” meant to appease “white liberals.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. coronavirus
    Senate Aide Tests Positive for CoronavirusThe staffer, who works in the D.C. office of Washington senator Maria Cantwell, apparently had no known contact with any members of Congress.
    By Chas Danner
  17. washington d.c.
    Shunned by the Usual D.C. Circles, Trump Staffers Made Their Own Social ClubMeet the 45 Club, a group of Trump staffers who wear bullet-casing lapel pins and hang out with each other, because no one else in D.C. wants to.
    By Matt Stieb
  18. cityscape
    A Built-From-Scratch Neighborhood in Washington That Doesn’t Feel PrefabThe Wharf doesn’t gaslight us into pretending it’s something it isn’t.
    By Justin Davidson
  19. Man Shoots and Kills Himself in Front of White HouseHe was standing in a crowd of more than 100 people at the time.
    By Chas Danner
  20. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: #MeToo and the Taboo Topic of NatureThe new breed of feminists — and liberals in general — are going to have to choose between reality and ideology.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  21. select all
    Romanians Charged With Hacking D.C. Security Cameras Days Before InaugurationIt was allegedly part of a ransomware scheme.
    By Brian Feldman
  22. Trump Courts Appearance of Impropriety in Interviewing U.S. Attorney CandidatesHe personally interviewed U.S. attorney candidates in jurisdictions where cases against him or his businesses might arise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. protests
    Tens of Thousands March Against Climate Change, Trump in Washington, D.C.The massive crowd braved record temperatures and, yes, brought good signs, too.
    By Chas Danner
  24. Who Are the ‘Black Bloc’ Protesters Who Rioted on Inauguration Weekend?They have a particular hatred of Starbucks.
    By Jared T. Miller
  25. Protests Turned Violent at a Demonstration Before the Inaugural ParadePolice used stun grenades, tear gas, and pepper spray to disperse the rock-throwing crowd.
    By Christine Nguyen and Jared T. Miller
  26. Inauguration Day in Washington Is Like a Nightmare Twitter ThreadPeople have come from around America to shout at each other.
    By Noreen Malone
  27. Watch: Anti-Trump Protesters Clash With Police a Day Before Trump’s InaugurationPolice responded by using pepper spray on the protesters.
    By Christine Nguyen
  28. conflicts of interest
    Foreign Diplomats Are Apparently Lining Up to Do Business at Trump’s D.C. HotelThe conflict of interest between Trump’s presidency and his businesses is no longer hypothetical.
    By Chas Danner
  29. Even Trump’s Closest Advisers Aren’t Quite Sure How He’ll GovernHe is “basically a blank slate that needs to be filled in.”
    By Gabriel Sherman
  30. early and often
    Hillary Clinton Wins Washington D.C. PrimaryTheir first face-to-face meeting in months could be a turning point.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  31. awful things
    District Judge Resigns After Sex Abuse ChargeRoberts’s accuser says he raped her repeatedly in 1981.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. commutes from hell
    How D.C. Is Dealing With a 29-Hour Metro Shutdown“Carmageddon” descends on Washington. 
    By Jen Kirby
  33. early and often
    Cruz Wins Wyoming, Rubio Wins DC in Latest VotingNext up are the massive primaries on Tuesday.
    By Chas Danner
  34. the urbanist
    Uber Drivers Around the World Tell AllFrom Mexico City (where they reveal taco tips) to Cape Town (with a new female driver) to the south of France.
  35. busted
    Immortal Dick Cheney Replica Now Lives at the CapitolHis bust was unveiled in the Senate wing of the Capitol.
    By Ben Ellman
  36. islamic state watch
    ISIS Says It Will ‘Strike America at Its Center’ in Washington“You will have a day, God willing, like France’s.”
    By Elaine Godfrey
  37. the capitol
    Ambitious Toddler Causes Brief Lockdown on White House LawnThe Secret Service declined to question him. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. politics
    Talking Politics With This Summer’s Crop of Washington InternsCollege students swarm the gridlocked capital for the summer, armed with hope for bipartisanship, personal talking points, and brand-new suits.
    By Nora Caplan-Bricker
  39. famous animals
    The White House Fox Is a StarFor months, the sly animal has eluded grounds crew and the Secret Service.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. tragedies
    Beloved Snowy Owl Hit by Bus in Washington, D.C.The nation’s capital is in shock.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. One Surefire Way to Make the Naughty ListShooting Santa in the back. 
    By Dan Amira
  42. what might have been
    Washington, D.C. Swears It’s Not Getting Into the Strip-Club BusinessNo government jobs in exotic dancing.
    By Adam Martin
  43. crimes and misdemeanors
    Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng Attacked and Robbed in D.C.Her Gucci handbag was stolen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. the national interest
    Today’s Window Into the Washington BubbleHill newspaper complains lobbyists are being ignored.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. sad things
    Man Who Set Himself on Fire Was From New JerseyStill no clues on why he did it.
    By Adam Martin
  46. sad things
    Questions Remain in Shooting of Miriam CareyIt’s hard to say whether the use of deadly force was truly necessary.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. scary things
    The Man Who Self-Immolated at the National Mall Has DiedMotive and identity still unknown.
    By Adam Martin
  48. scary things
    Man May Have Set Himself on Fire on National MallHe was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. sad things
    Miriam Carey Thought Obama Was Watching HerThe woman killed after the car chase in D.C. yesterday was evaluated last year.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. breaking
    Police Shoot and Kill Woman After Car Chase Outside U.S. Capitol [Updated]Developing.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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