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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. select all
    Romanians Charged With Hacking D.C. Security Cameras Days Before InaugurationIt was allegedly part of a ransomware scheme.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Who Are the ‘Black Bloc’ Protesters Who Rioted on Inauguration Weekend?They have a particular hatred of Starbucks.
    By Jared T. Miller
  17. 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
  18. Inauguration Day in Washington Is Like a Nightmare Twitter ThreadPeople have come from around America to shout at each other.
    By Noreen Malone
  19. Watch: Anti-Trump Protesters Clash With Police a Day Before Trump’s InaugurationPolice responded by using pepper spray on the protesters.
    By Christine Nguyen
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. awful things
    District Judge Resigns After Sex Abuse ChargeRoberts’s accuser says he raped her repeatedly in 1981.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. commutes from hell
    How D.C. Is Dealing With a 29-Hour Metro Shutdown“Carmageddon” descends on Washington. 
    By Jen Kirby
  25. early and often
    Cruz Wins Wyoming, Rubio Wins DC in Latest VotingNext up are the massive primaries on Tuesday.
    By Chas Danner
  26. 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.
  27. busted
    Immortal Dick Cheney Replica Now Lives at the CapitolHis bust was unveiled in the Senate wing of the Capitol.
    By Ben Ellman
  28. 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
  29. the capitol
    Ambitious Toddler Causes Brief Lockdown on White House LawnThe Secret Service declined to question him. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  30. 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
  31. famous animals
    The White House Fox Is a StarFor months, the sly animal has eluded grounds crew and the Secret Service.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. tragedies
    Beloved Snowy Owl Hit by Bus in Washington, D.C.The nation’s capital is in shock.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. One Surefire Way to Make the Naughty ListShooting Santa in the back. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. 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
  35. crimes and misdemeanors
    Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng Attacked and Robbed in D.C.Her Gucci handbag was stolen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. the national interest
    Today’s Window Into the Washington BubbleHill newspaper complains lobbyists are being ignored.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. sad things
    Man Who Set Himself on Fire Was From New JerseyStill no clues on why he did it.
    By Adam Martin
  38. 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
  39. scary things
    The Man Who Self-Immolated at the National Mall Has DiedMotive and identity still unknown.
    By Adam Martin
  40. scary things
    Man May Have Set Himself on Fire on National MallHe was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. 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
  42. breaking
    Police Shoot and Kill Woman After Car Chase Outside U.S. Capitol [Updated]Developing.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. craigslist of the day
    Government Shutdown Has D.C. Looking for Casual Sex on CraigslistIt begins.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  44. navy yard shooting
    FBI Releases Chilling Footage of Navy Yard Shooter Aaron AlexisAnd more details from the investigation so far.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. shootings
    Aaron Alexis Identified As Washington Navy Yard Shooting SuspectA 34-year-old civilian contractor from Texas.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. local institutions
    Three-Decade White House Protester Nearly Lost Her SpotBecause someone left it unattended.
    By Adam Martin
  47. civil rights
    March on Washington’s 50th Anniversary PhotosEric Holder and other leaders spoke about the continued need to fight for civil rights.
    By Delia Paunescu
  48. vandalism
    Washington, D.C., Is Covered in Green PaintTwo more landmarks were hit after the Lincoln Memorial.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. media
    All the ‘Full Disclosures’ in Articles About Mark Leibovich’s This TownSo far.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. gun control
    Thousands Attend Gun Control Rally in D.C. The event was the first major demonstration since the Newtown shooting.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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