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Good morning. Principally sunny right now, with mild winds and highs close to 89. Partly cloudy with lows round 72 tonight.
Weekend sports activities: The Nationals will go to the Milwaukee Brewers all weekend. DC United will play the Galaxy in Los Angeles tomorrow evening. Loudoun United FC will go to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Sunday night. The Washington Freedom will play a still-undetermined crew on Sunday evening. The Mystics will face off in opposition to the Seattle Storm on Sunday, within the different Washington.
Washingtonian At the moment editor Andrew Beaujon shall be again from trip on Monday. Thanks for having me! You possibly can nonetheless discover me on Bluesky, I’m @kmcorliss.19 on Sign, and there’s a hyperlink to my e-mail tackle beneath.
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An amazing guide on my nightstand:
“Their Eyes Had been Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. I nonetheless bear in mind how this guide—A coming-of-age novel born from the Harlem Renaissance—made me cry virtually to the purpose of dry-heaving throughout Twelfth-grade English class. I’m rereading it now as a result of I felt like having an emotional weekend, and I’m discovering unusual and immense consolation within the line: “There are years that ask questions and years that reply.”
Right here’s some administration information you might need blocked out:
Whistleblowin’ within the wind: Fifteen-year Justice Division veteran Erez Reuveni, who was fired within the spring after he instructed a decide that Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been deported by mistake, is sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s efforts to bolster the declare that Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang. (New Republic) Leaked texts and emails reveal that Emil Bove, a high-ranking DOJ official who labored on pardoning January 6 convicts and dropping federal corruption costs in opposition to New York Metropolis mayor Eric Adams, meant to disregard any courtroom orders that might halt deportation flights to CECOT—the jail in El Salvador the place Garcia spent almost three months. (NOTUS)
A line break—we’re gonna want one: Reuveni has beforehand alleged that Bove instructed DOJ attorneys that they could need to say “fuck you” to judges who tried to hinder the administration’s immigration agenda; Bove denied encouraging his colleagues to defy courtroom orders at his affirmation listening to final month, however pulled an “I don’t recall” when pressed particularly about his use of the expletive. However leaked textual content data present that after federal decide James Boasberg ordered the termination of an in-progress deportation flight of 130 Venezuelans to El Salvador on March 15, Bove messaged an unnamed coworker: “Guess we’re going to say ‘fuck you’ to the courtroom. Tremendous.” Trump has nominated Bove to serve on the third Circuit Court docket of Appeals in Philadelphia; the Senate Judiciary Committee is more likely to affirm him, particularly now that Senator Thom Tillis has indicated his assist. (Politico) You possibly can learn the leaked texts and emails right here and right here.
And yet another factor: ICE officers instructed a federal courtroom in Greenbelt that Garcia could possibly be deported to Mexico or South Sudan if he’s free of the Tennessee jail wherein he’s presently incarcerated. (AP)
Extra immigration information: A federal decide in New Hampshire has blocked Trump’s government order to limit birthright citizenship, regardless of the Supreme Court docket’s latest ruling to restrict the authority of federal courts to carry up his insurance policies through nationwide injunctions. (Reuters) Columbia College grad scholar Mahmoud Khalil, now free from immigration jail, is suing the Trump administration for $20 million. (AP) Wives of Alligator Alcatraz detainees say their husbands live in horrible situations: “Bathrooms that didn’t flush. Temperatures that went from freezing to sweltering. A hospital go to. Large bugs. And little or no entry to showers or toothbrushes, a lot much less confidential calls with attorneys.” (Miami Herald) ICE brokers handcuffed and detained a 71-year-old US citizen at a Southern California immigration courtroom on Wednesday. (NBC San Diego)
Tariff up my coronary heart: Trump stated yesterday that he’ll elevate blanket tariffs, that are presently set at 10 p.c, on most of America’s commerce companions to fifteen or 20 p.c. (NBC Information) He additionally threatened to slap a 35 p.c tax on Canadian imports. (CNN)
Summer season college: The administration has opened a second civil rights investigation into George Mason College over alleged affirmative motion practices in its hiring course of; the college is already being probed about supposed antisemitism on campus. (Washington Publish) Harvard is pondering the institution of a middle for conservative research. (WSJ) The Division of Homeland Safety simply subpoenaed the college for knowledge on its worldwide college students, whereas the Training and Well being and Human Companies Departments are difficult its accreditation. (NYT)
Administration perambulation: Trump is about to satisfy with the households of flood victims, in addition to first responders, in Texas right now; regardless of latest feedback from each the president and Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem concerning the administration’s plans to restructure FEMA, a White Home official says no official motion is being taken to take action. (Washington Publish) The Justice Division has subpoenaed greater than 20 medical doctors and hospitals that present gender-affirming care to minors, in search of confidential medical info on sufferers. (NYT) The State Division may begin shedding staff as early as right now in an effort to shrink its workforce by about 15 p.c. (CBS) FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly revved up the company’s use of polygraph testing to gauge worker loyalty. (NYT) The grand opening of Govt Department, a non-public Georgetown membership spearheaded by Donald Trump Jr. et al., attracted a crowd of senior administration officers and an assortment of MAGA sycophants. Many lobbyists skipped the social gathering, involved about how it could search for them to pay the $500,000 membership price. “A number of described a candy spot of constructing $3 million to $5 million a yr, however staying off the radar. Trump’s 2024 co-campaign supervisor Chris LaCivita, summed up the technique to buddies: ‘Pigs get fats, and hogs get slaughtered.’ ” (WSJ) Trump has nominated manosphere influencer Nick Adams, who fancies himself an “alpha male” as a result of he likes to eat steak and go to Hooters, for ambassador to Malaysia. (NYT)
One snazzy open home this weekend:
Priced at $2.75 million, this renovated and expanded midcentury-modern home in Alexandria was initially inbuilt 1959. With 4,200 square-feet of dwelling house, the light-filled itemizing boasts a non-public patio and customized walk-in closet. See extra of Lindsey Byman‘s weekend open home picks right here.
Not too long ago on Washingtonian dot com:
• Our meals crew dishes on what native eating places they’re loving currently on this month’s Sizzling Listing.
• Marvel, a meals corridor of kinds that homes 21 completely different restaurant ideas beneath one roof, has opened its first DC outpost on 14th Avenue.
• A pair restored this cool home in Chevy Chase.
• An area lawyer needs to make election betting the brand new factor.
• Play these six new indoor video games round DC.
Native information hyperlinks:
• Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has satisfied his colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee to dam funding for the Trump administration’s plan to maintain the FBI headquarters in DC, guaranteeing that the cash can solely be used to construct the deliberate campus in Greenbelt. (Washington Publish)
• As a serious tenant rights invoice strikes via the DC Council, Ward 8 residents haven’t any illustration. (Washington Metropolis Paper)
• Due to Nationwide Park Service cuts, Assateague Island doesn’t have lifeguards this yr. (Axios)
• Amid federal workforce purges, Virginia misplaced its prime spot on CNBC’s “Prime State for Enterprise” rating. It’s now at No. 4. (Washington Publish)
• Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, who used to steer Metro, will step down on the finish of this month. (WTOP)
• DC United has fired coach Troy Lesesne. (ESPN)
• Police have named a suspect within the Southeast capturing dying of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle. (Washington Publish)
• George Washington was noticed at Metro Middle. (Washingtonian Issues)
Weekend occasion picks:
• Friday: Have fun Bastille Day on the Embassy of France with Parisian meals, wine, and stay music.
• Saturday: The 2-day Latin music competition Todo Sonido kicks off at Wolf Lure.
• Sunday: Partake in a scavenger hunt, tune right into a museum curator speak, and extra at Planet Phrase’s Curiosity Day.
See extra picks from Briana Thomas, who writes our Issues to Do e-newsletter.
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