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Good morning. Heat with showers attainable, then thunderstorms round 5 PM, with a excessive of 82. The storms might carry heavy rain in a single day, with a low of 44. The Nationals are at Toronto, and the Wizards will host Miami. Alex Ovechkin scored aim No. 890 throughout final evening’s loss to Buffalo, and he’s now solely 5 objectives away from The File.
We’ll discover out quickly which DC institutions will transfer forward to the championship of our first-date-bar bracket. Vote right here.
Native determine skating phenom Ilia Malinin received the US Determine Skating nationwide title this weekend. We profiled Malinin lately.
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I can’t cease listening to:
Spoon, “I Summon You.” Mondays require a agency beat to hold us ahead. This’ll do properly.
Right here’s some administration information you may need blocked out:
• President Trump mused about looking for a 3rd time period in an interview, saying “I’m not joking.” (NBC Information) “Amending the Structure to get across the two-term restrict can be a really tall order.” (NYT)
New tariffs on the town: Trump will impose tariffs on an array of products starting Wednesday, which he has dubbed “Liberation Day.” (AP) Throughout that very same interview, he additionally mentioned he “couldn’t care much less” if his tariffs trigger the costs of international automobiles to rise. (WSJ) The scope of the tariffs stays unclear. (WSJ) One place his tariffs have been felt: producers are paying extra for screws and different fasteners. (WSJ) European booze producers are bracing themselves. (Washington Submit) US craft brewers are getting hit, too. (AP)
• Trump will make his first abroad journey as President in Might. He’ll go to Saudi Arabia. (Axios)
• FBI Director Kash Patel has had little contact with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to which Trump appointed him as interim director. (Washington Submit)
• Elon Musk‘s DOGE venture has fired a lot of the staffers on the US Institute of Peace. (Washington Submit)
• The White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation canceled a deliberate look by Amber Ruffin at subsequent month’s dinner. The administration had criticized Ruffin, who made a joke in regards to the Gulf of Mexico/America factor. (Politico) The White Home plans to take over the seating chart in its briefing room, “a perform lengthy managed by the reporters themselves.” (Politico)
• The White Home plans to take away a southern magnolia with ties to Andrew Jackson. (AP)
• The in-knot in Trumptown: The Windsor.
The very best factor I ate final week, by Ann Limpert
You probably know Buffalo & Bergen for its whimsical bagel sandwiches and over-the-top bloodies, however its new Cleveland Park location is rolling out much more. Reminiscent of a sandwich referred to as Silvie’s Huge Bun that could be a vacation spot in itself. What makes it so good? Nicely, along with layers of scrumptious, not-too-fatty brisket, jalapeño slaw, and lime crema (even the crema itself is made in home), its onion roll holds AN ENTIRE PUPUSA. The good concept got here from proprietor Gina Chersevani, who was impressed by her chef Silvia Zelaya’s crispy, mozzarella-filled corn muffins, which have a following of their very own. Anticipate extra artistic consolation meals (fancy sizzling pockets!) within the weeks forward—the place’s Carb Bar menu simply launched this weekend, and on some nights doorways keep open ’til 9 PM. (3501 Connecticut Avenue, NW)
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Native information hyperlinks:
• Congress will take up a repair to the District of Columbia’s finances after President Trump mentioned he supported one. (Politico)
Space skies replace: Police confiscated a kite at Gravelly Level after it got here near an incoming flight. (NYT) “A Delta Air Traces passenger flight departing Reagan Nationwide Airport on Friday was diverted to keep away from a possible collision with a gaggle of Air Pressure jets.” (Washington Submit)
• Kennedy Heart workers are ready to listen to about cuts. The administration says the middle has a finances shortfall of $10o million, which some staffers dispute. (Washington Submit)
• The White Home canceled a deal that might have given Maryland a squadron of fighter jets as a part of the deal that returned RFK stadium to the District. (Washington Submit)
• College of Maryland males’s basketball coach Kevin Willard will depart for Villanova. (Washington Submit)
• About 100 teenagers reportedly have been concerned at a melee at Pentagon Metropolis mall Saturday, drawing a big police response. (ARLnow)
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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.
