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D.C. Judge Allows Subpoena of Facebook COVID Misinformation Blocking Records

From a decision in D.C. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. by D.C. Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein, handed down earlier this month but just posted on Westlaw: The Court grants the District of Columbia's petition for enforcement of an investigative subpoena to Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc. ….…

Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Meeting With Biden

Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Meeting With Biden

The fabled luck of the Irish was in short supply for Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who tested positive for COVID-19 during a visit to Washington, D.C.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tested positive for coronavirus, the vice president’s office announced Tuesday evening, hours after he attended an outdoor event in Washington, D.C. where he interacted with AmeriCorps members.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tested positive for coronavirus, the vice president’s office announced Tuesday evening, hours after he attended an outdoor event in Washington, D.C. where he interacted with AmeriCorps volunteers.

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Gunman targeting homeless men in NYC and Washington caught in nation’s capital: ‘Very meticulous in his planning’

NEW YORK — The accused gunman busted early Tuesday for blasting sleeping homeless men in New York and Washington, D.C., was a methodical predator who shot three victims in the nation’s capital before heading north to find his last two targets, sources told the Daily News.

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Gunman targeting homeless men in NYC and Washington caught in nation’s capital

NEW YORK — The gunman police believe has been targeting homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C., shooting at least five of them as they slept and leaving two dead, was nabbed in the nation’s capital early Tuesday, authorities said.

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Man sought in homeless killings in New York, Washington D.C.

A search is underway for a gunman who has been stalking and shooting homeless men sleeping on the streets of Washington, D

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Commentary: Threats, vilification and screaming parents: The death of public service

Rep. Rodney Davis joined a number of his fellow Republicans on June 14, 2017, for an early morning baseball practice on a field in Alexandria, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. They were getting ready for an annual charity game that Republicans and Democrats have played for over 100 years,…

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First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Licensing Requirement for Professional Counselors May Go Forward

The case was brought by a Virginia counselor who wants to counsel D.C. clients by video.

Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety

WASHINGTON — Two years ago this Saturday, the Capitol suddenly closed its doors to the public as the pandemic swept in.

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What's Up With Cannabis In The Capital? Congress Upholds DC Weed Sales Ban, Protects State Medical Programs

What's Up With Cannabis In The Capital? Congress Upholds DC Weed Sales Ban, Protects State Medical Programs

The new bicameral omnibus spending bill presented on Wednesday by congressional leaders in Washington D.C. would keep a ban on allowing legal recreational cannabis sales.

The Weird Politics of Biden's Ban on Russian Oil and Gas

The Weird Politics of Biden's Ban on Russian Oil and Gas

Plus: Misconceptions about public opinion, suit challenging D.C. therapy rules moves forward, and more...

Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety - Roll Call

Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety - Roll Call

“It really rings hollow when you can’t go there,” one tour operator says of trying to sell students on the Capitol’s symbolism.

It's a grift: Truckers too scared for DC

It's a grift: Truckers too scared for DC

Truckers' failure to breach D.C. and Trump's fake Twitter exposes the sad emptiness of the modern right

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D.C. Managed To Lose $4 Million on Its Own Sports Betting App

Despite having a near-monopoly on districtwide betting, poor decisions and mismanagement led to millions in losses on GambetDC.

PureCycle, iSustain Partner To Bring PureZero To Plastics Recycling Conference

PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PCT) teams up with iSustain Recycling, Inc. to bring its PureZero program to the Plastics Recycling Conference in the Washington, D.C. area, March 7-9, 2022. The Plastics Recycling Conference will be the first sustainability conference to adopt the PureZero program. Sustain Recycling and PureCycle will work together to ensure…

The Ukrainian Embassy in D.C. is Located in William Marbury's Home

In 1992, the Embassy of Ukraine moved to the Forrest-Marbury House.

CRA Acquires Welch Consulting For Undisclosed Sum

CRA International Inc (NASDAQ:CRAI) has acquired Welch Consulting for undisclosed financial terms. The transaction closed on February 28, 2022. Welch Consulting was founded in 1978 to provide consulting and testifying services to the labor and employment community and currently has offices in Bryan, Texas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Welch Consulting's clients include…

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The Conversation

Why translating 'God's law' to government law isn't easy

The relationship between certain interpretations of the Bible and public life in the U.S. continues to be in the headlines. During the March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022, the Bible featured prominently, with passages from the books of Jeremiah and Proverbs, among others, on…

Kentucky U.S. House elections feature first open seat since 2016, most candidates since at least 2014

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Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she is confident Capitol security officials are prepared for trucker convoys traveling to the Washington, D.C., region to protest COVID-19 restrictions, noting that most potential disruptions would not overlap with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.

Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally - Roll Call

After trucker protests immobilized Canada's capital, convoys to Washington, D.C., are being planned to protest pandemic restrictions.

Pentagon approves National Guard deployment ahead of potential D.C. trucker protest

Following in the footsteps of truckers at the U.S.-Canada border, separate convoys may arrive in D.C. next week.

Committee behind an initiative to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers in D.C. submits signatures for the June ballot

On Feb. 22, the DC Committee to Build a Better Restaurant Industry submitted 34,000 signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections in an effort to place Initiative 82 on the June ballot. Initiative 82 would incrementally increase the tipped minimum wage from $5.05 in 2021 to match the minimum wage…

Los Angeles Times

As many as 1,000 truckers slated to gather in California as People’s Convoy heads to DC

LOS ANGELES — A group of truckers similar to those whose defiant blockades have shut down border crossings into the U.S. and Canada for weeks are bringing their protests over COVID-19 mandates to California.

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