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Good morning. Outrageously sizzling and humid with rain and storm probabilities all through the day. A excessive of 90 that may really feel a lot worse at present, then a low round 73 tonight with extra precipitation doubtless. A joyous Bastille Day to you and yours! Thanks a lot to my coworker Kate Corliss for doing such a bang-up job with Washingtonian At the moment whereas I used to be on trip. You may discover me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Sign, and there’s a hyperlink to my e mail tackle beneath.
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I can’t cease listening to:
Doll Residences, “Subaru Woman.” Let some native pop punk wrest your mind from the warmth’s grasp. Doll Residences performs Fort Reno tonight (climate allowing) with Flip Telephones and Unknown Artist, which I can’t work out if it’s the title of a band or some kind of particular shock. You may as nicely go and discover out!
Take Washingtonian At the moment with you! I’ve made a playlist on Spotify and on Apple Music of my day by day music suggestions this yr.
Right here’s some administration information you may need blocked out:
Sports activities and all: President Trump floated the thought of an govt order to rename soccer “soccer” at Sunday’s FIFA Membership World Cup ultimate in New Jersey, which Chelsea F.C. gained. (New York Publish) The group repeatedly booed the US President when he appeared on the Jumbotron. (Day by day Beast) Gamers from Chelsea and PSG brawled after the sport. (Fox Information) In the meantime, it’s All-Star week in baseball, and the Main League Baseball Gamers Affiliation has suggested foreign-born gamers to hold paperwork to show they’re within the US legitimately. (Detroit Free Press)
You hate to see it: MAGA continues to roil after final week’s Jeffrey Epstein fiasco. (Rolling Stone) US Legal professional Common Pam Bondi, who some on the net proper blame for not uncovering the conspiracy they demanded, fired her ethics adviser Joseph Tirrell, a profession lawyer at DOJ who suggested Jack Smith‘s workplace throughout its investigations of Trump. (Bloomberg Legislation) Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has reportedly stated he’d give up over the Epstein factor. (CNN) Trump requested his followers to facet with Bondi. (NYT) Bondi additionally introduced DOJ would drop costs in opposition to Michael Kirk Moore Jr., a plastic surgeon in Utah who was accused of promoting pretend Covid vaccination playing cards for $50 apiece. (NYT)
Catastrophe of none: Search and rescue groups say they weren’t deployed by FEMA in Texas till lengthy after lethal floods had occurred. A number of individuals advised CNN {that a} new rule instituted by Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem, who oversees FEMA, that requires her to “log off on comparatively small expenditures from her company … created bureaucratic hurdles throughout a essential time.” (CNN) Noem defended her company’s response on tv Sunday, calling reviews of an insufficient response “False reporting, pretend information.” (NYT) The Instances reported Friday that FEMA didn’t reply most calls to a catastrophe help hotline after the floods. (NYT) Noem has stated the administration deliberate to get rid of FEMA, however now she says Trump “desires it to be remade in order that it’s an company that’s new in the way it deploys and helps states.” (NBC Information) She additionally stated it was “discouraging” that “that individuals are taking part in politics with this.” (Politico)
Administration perambulation: “A whole bunch of immigrants with no felony costs in the USA are being held at Alligator Alcatraz.” (Miami Herald) US Senator Rand Paul criticized the Secret Service, saying a “cultural cover-up” occurred after an try on Trump’s life final yr. (Politico) Jaime Alanis, a employee at a California hashish facility raided by ICE final week, died of accidents he sustained in the course of the occasion. (AP) Former President Biden pushed again in opposition to Republicans’ “autopen” accusations. (NYT) Trump threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell‘s citizenship, which isn’t an influence he holds. (EW)
The very best factor I ate final week, by Ann Limpert:
At Sorn Thai, the 4 month outdated McLean sibling of Woodley Park hit Donsak Thai Restaurant, the menu is crammed with artistic, grazing-friendly plates: fiery larb made with Brussels sprouts, a wealthy, mousse-like shrimp croquette, and butterfly dumplings crammed with minced pork and preserved radish. All excellent. However there’s yet another pedestrian-sounding dish you shouldn’t overlook—the curry puffs. The superbly flaky pastries crammed with warmly spiced potatoes are pure consolation on a desk the place so many dishes ping with extra electrical flavors. They usually’re an important cocktail snack to go together with say, the Aperol-spiked pineapple daiquiri. (6224-E Previous Dominion Drive, McLean.)
Just lately on Washingtonian dot com:
• We requested a sportswriter why the Nats are so dangerous.
• Right here’s our month-to-month fantasy dinner checklist.
• This Jap Shore wedding ceremony was impressed by oysters.
Native information hyperlinks:
• The DC Council will take a primary vote on a FY 2026 funds at present. The present draft contains funding for an RFK deal and a repeal of I-82. (Axios D.C.) DC’s Ward 8 nonetheless has no consultant on the council. Voters there’ll select amongst 4 candidates Tuesday, together with former Councilmember Trayon White. (NBC4 Washington)
• The Nationals picked shortstop Ethan Willits within the draft yesterday. (ESPN) Fired GM Mike Rizzo will supply followers a free drink at two sports activities bars this night. (WTOP)
• Christopher Crittenden of Frederick pleaded responsible to assaulting a gate agent at Dulles in March. (NBC4 Washington)
• John Lyon, a WMAL host who spent years looking for solutions in regards to the 1975 disappearance of his daughters Sheila and Katherine, has died at 85. (WTOP) Lloyd Welch pleaded responsible to their murders in 2015. (Washington Publish) Flashback: In 2019 I spoke with Mark Bowden about ” The Final Stone: A Masterpiece of Prison Interrogation,” his guide in regards to the case. (Washingtonian)
• Katie Lettie and Vincent Bauer gained a contest to get married on the Arlington Public Library. (NBC4 Washington)
• Virginians eat extra french fries than anybody else within the US. (PotatoPro.com)
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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.
