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Good morning. A excessive of 66 as we speak, not that temperature will depend for a lot: It will likely be wet and windy with a thunderstorm potential earlier than 3 PM and gusts as properly. Enjoyable! Extra rain and wind tonight, with a low of 43. The Capitals are on the Rangers and the Wizards host Utah. You possibly can discover me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Sign, and there’s a hyperlink to my e-mail deal with on the backside of this submit.
I can’t cease listening to:
Obongjayar, “Not in Give up.” The Nigerian-British singer’s new single, with its insistent beat and ’80s art-rock prospers, is sort of a energy financial institution for me on grim days.
Right here’s some administration information you might need blocked out:
Trump’s speech: The President spoke for 100 minutes earlier than a joint session of Congress final night time. (Washington Put up) A lot of the information from the occasion issues fashion (his defiant fashion, Democrats’ makes an attempt at interrupting his circulate) somewhat than coverage or something like that. (NYT) For those who nonetheless assume such issues matter, right here’s a fact-check. (CNN)
Tariff-ic! “The world financial system may face a crash much like the Nice Despair of the Nineteen Thirties until the U.S. rows again on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports,” the Wall Avenue Journal reviews after a chat with a giant wheel on the Worldwide Chamber of Commerce. (WSJ) China, Mexico, and Canada purchase fairly a little bit of what US farmers produce, and US farmers purchase most of their potash from Canada. (NYT) The administration might cut back its tariffs on Mexico and Canada as we speak. (CNBC)
Walkin’ the DOGE: The IRS plans to cut back its workforce by as a lot as half. (AP) Elon Musk‘s DOGE venture has “barely touched the most important sources of contract spending within the federal finances.” (NYT) Some DOGE staffers “are drawing sturdy taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal businesses they’re slashing and burning.” (Wired) OPM now says it didn’t order the firing of probationary staff??? (HuffPost)
• RFK Jr. didn’t point out vaccines when discussing the measles outbreak in Texas. (NYT) Consultants are frightened about his “concentrate on vitamin A.” (Washington Put up)
• “Enterprise leaders can safe a one-on-one assembly with the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5 million.” (Wired)
One restaurant opening to be enthusiastic about:
The Occidental, Stephen Starr‘s much-awaited revival of the storied 120-year-old Willard Resort restaurant, opens as we speak with Chilly Struggle glitz, retro dishes, and stiff drinks. “In my thoughts, my fantasy is congressmen, senators, feminine spies from Israel and Abu Dhabi,” Starr tells Washingtonian’s Ike Allen. “That’s the film in my head. I’ll have dentists from Virginia coming as a substitute, I don’t know.” Learn extra about it right here.
Not too long ago on Washingtonian dot com:
• GSA’s listing of properties it needs to eliminate contains numerous brutalist buildings.
• A Georgia Congressman needs to rename a road exterior his district.
• Rats! Bugs! Get able to see numerous them this 12 months.
• The Capitals introduced some cherry blossom-inspired gear.
• The African American Civil Struggle Memorial Museum will lastly open this summer season.
Native information hyperlinks:
• Is DC Mayor Muriel Bowser planning to color over the Black Lives Matter mural on Black Lives Matter Plaza? Sort of sounds prefer it. (Washington Put up)
• Like Daylight Saving Time and pollen, spring brings residential candy sweeping to DC residents. (DPW)
• Washington Put up Writer Will Lewis met with Washington Free Beacon EIC Eliana Johnson to debate how Jeff Bezos‘s paper may recruit extra conservative journalists. (Standing)
• Lots of of individuals turned out at NOAA headquarters to protest cuts to the company. (Bethesda Journal)
• Ed Martin received’t examine Chuck Schumer. (Washington Put up)
Wednesday’s occasion picks:
• Akua Allrich sings at Songbyrd.
• Heurich Home Museum’s Senate Bock Launch Occasion.
• Planet Phrase’s Wordplay Wednesday.
See extra picks from our Issues to Do author, Briana Thomas, right here.
Did you miss our 100 Very Greatest Eating places Record? It’s right here.
Ahead!
Senior editor
Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was beforehand with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington Metropolis Paper. He lives in Del Ray.
