“Some strange, strange bedfellows with this bill ... That was always the risk of trying for something that’s really, really sweeping.” The Senate did not vote on the college sports bill before recess. A breakdown (and look ahead) for @notus.com: www.notus.org/sports/colle...

Senate Doesn’t Vote on College Sports Bill Before Recess

So what’s next?

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A federal appeals court blocked construction on Trump’s new White House ballroom, saying the president has no constitutional authority over the property “owned by the American people and stewarded by the National Park Service.” The case could head to the Supreme Court.

Trump Must Stop Ballroom Construction, Appeals Court Rules

The case could head to the Supreme Court.

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D.C. has won a legal fight with the Trump administration over a full copy of the city's voter registration list. It's another loss for Trump in what's been a national fight to gain access to voter rolls; critics worry of federal intervention in elections: www.notus.org/metro/dc-vot...

D.C. Wins Fight Against Trump Administration Over Voter Rolls

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit, marking another defeat in the administration’s attempts to scour state records.

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Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: 🚲 A Capital Bikeshare pioneer 🏁 A very loud IndyCar race 🐼 And a birthday boy at the National Zoo

A Capital Bikeshare Ride to Remember

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Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: 🤖 An inside look at Waymo 🥖 Tom Sietsema’s favorite banh mi 🏈 And new Commander Stefon Diggs

Putting the Autonomous Car Before the Horse

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Waymo isn't legal in D.C. yet, but the self-driving car company is already building out three maintenance and charging facilities in the city. It's a nudge to the D.C. Council to move on a pending bill; also a teaser of what Waymo says it can offer D.C. www.notus.org/metro-newsle...

NEW: @robertwhitedc.bsky.social tells @notusmetro.bsky.social that the housing committee will hold a Sep. 29 “oversight roundtable” on DCHA. The District’s housing authority owes the city more than $2.2M for 2,500+ code violations across its portfolio. www.notus.org/metro/dc-hou...

It’s now official: An initiative seeking to ban the sale and production of foie gras in D.C. will be on the November ballot. The elections board determined proponents of Initiative 86 collected enough signatures (from 5% of registered voters) to get on the ballot. 🦆

Janesse Lewis George wants to make the Metrobus free for SNAP recipients. Could the proposal come to pass? NOTUS’ @zaraleinorman.bsky.social discusses with City Cast DC.

D.C.'s Next Mayor Wants To Make Buses Free For SNAP Recipients

Podcast Episode · City Cast DC · August 5 · 17m

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Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win is a low point for the center-left as Democrats head toward November.

Michigan Hands the Democratic Establishment Another Brutal Loss

Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow win is a low point for the center-left as Democrats head toward November.

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Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: 📌 Advisory neighborhood commissioners 📚 Montgomery County schools 🗽 And a NYC-DC crossover

Won't You Be My Neighborhood Commissioner?

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Some residents of Montgomery County are pursuing a legal challenge to the planned closure of the highly rated Wootton High School.

Montgomery County Approved New School Boundaries. Parents Won’t Let It End There.

Some residents are pursuing a legal challenge to the planned closure of the highly rated Wootton High School.

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It's primary day in Virginia! 🗳️ Last month @notus.com took a look at the race in #VA01, where Democrats hope to parlay a ten-term Republican incumbent's vote to cut Medicaid into a seat flip. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Where Republicans’ Cuts to Medicaid Could Cost Them

The race for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District tests the politics of Republicans’ social safety net cuts.

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Have you done anything to creatively protest the National Guard's presence in D.C. over the last year? Hit me up if you want to share! martinaustermuhle (at) notus (dot) com, or maustermuhle.09 on Signal.

Of the District's 345 ANC positions, 58 have no listed candidates (the nomination deadline is tomorrow). @waba.org is encouraging its members to fill vacancies (& has recruited nine to become ANCs since March 2025) NEW in today's @notusmetro.bsky.social newsletter: www.notus.org/metro-newsle...

Won't You Be My Neighborhood Commissioner?

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Irony: While Trump has been expressing frustration today with U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro for dropping the Reflecting Pool cases, today is also @freedcproject.bsky.social’s “Reject Pirro” day as part of the 11 days of action commemorating the Trump takeover last year.

The Luis García trade is a clear win for an organization that needs pitching, pitching, pitching (now and in the future). But for Nats fans, what’s strategically sound can also be emotionally fraught. My latest for @notus.com: www.notus.org/sports/luis-...

So Long, Luis García Jr. (And Hello to Four New Arms.)

On Sunday, the Nats traded García, their longest-tenured player, to the Yankees for four right-handed pitchers.

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One part of Trump's $22 billion makeover of Dulles that's been missed is his big, beautiful, world-record 32,000-spot parking garage. That's *way* more parking than recent estimates show the airport needs, and it would tower over the historic terminal: www.notus.org/metro/dulles...

Let’s Talk About the Massive Parking Garage Trump Wants to Build at Dulles

The 32,000-spot deck would surpass both existing parking capacity and what airport officials have said is needed.

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Advocates fear that autonomous vehicles will be allowed to operate in the District without accessibility requirements.

D.C.'s Disabled Residents Have Dismal Transit Options. Would Waymo Help?

Advocates fear that autonomous vehicles will be allowed to operate in the District without accessibility requirements.

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The political action committee of a major Washington-based law firm told federal regulators a thief stole paper checks from mailboxes in the upscale Cleveland Park neighborhood.

Major D.C. Law Firm Details Theft From Political Committee

The Arnold & Porter PAC told federal regulators a thief stole paper checks from mailboxes in Washington’s upscale Cleveland Park neighborhood.

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Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: 🏠 D.C.’s worst landlord 🚊 A $300 million Metro expansion 🎾 And the legendary Venus Williams

Past Due

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In recent days, Janeese Lewis George, the Democratic nominee for D.C. mayor, met with a business organization and the D.C. Police Union, two groups that have expressed unease with — if not outright hostility toward — her progressive proposals.

Janeese Lewis George Has Been Meeting With Her Critics

In recent days, the Democratic nominee for D.C. mayor met with a business organization and the D.C. Police Union.

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🇨🇦 Canadian invasion at the Anthem 🎶 Latin jazz at Glen Echo Park 👑 “Sleeping Beauty” in the woods at Wolf Trap Here’s what to do in D.C. this weekend.

What to Do in the D.C. Area This Weekend (July 31)

Canadian invasion at the Anthem, Latin jazz at Glen Echo Park, and “Sleeping Beauty” in the woods at Wolf Trap.

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The Department of Buildings fines the city’s bad landlords. None owe more than the DCHA. https://www.notus.org/metro/dc-housing-authority-landlord-collection

D.C.’s Worst Landlord Is Its Housing Authority

The Department of Buildings fines the city’s bad landlords. None owe more than the DCHA.

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D.C. landlords owe the city millions for unabated housing violations. The worst offender? DCHA, which owes $2.2 million+ for 2,500+ unresolved violations across its properties. NEW in @notusmetro.bsky.social on why, and why DOB can't collect: www.notus.org/metro/dc-hou...

D.C.’s Worst Landlord Is Its Housing Authority

The Department of Buildings fines the city’s bad landlords. None owe more than the DCHA.

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It’s been quiet since @janeese4dc.bsky.social decisively won D.C.’s primary, but she’s been laying the groundwork for what will be a big shift in priorities and personnel if and when she becomes mayor. That includes meeting with business leaders and the police union: www.notus.org/metro/janees...

Janeese Lewis George Has Been Meeting With Her Critics

In recent days, the Democratic nominee for D.C. mayor met with a business organization and the D.C. Police Union.

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Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: 🚔 A D.C. police probe 💰 An unsigned budget ⚾ And the return of Max Scherzer

'Systemic Breakdown'

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Exclusive: Katie Miller has called for Anthony Fauci to be jailed. But since-redacted excerpts from his diary suggest the two had a close relationship in 2020. www.notus.org/health-scien...

Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller

Katie Miller, who has since called for infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci to be jailed, has said Fauci’s diary entries are self-aggrandizing.

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In a letter to the D.C. Council, Door Dash says its recent advocacy for a House GOP bill that restricts D.C.'s ability to determine taxes and fees reflected its opposition to a new 20-cent delivery tax in D.C., "not D.C.'s broader ability to... govern autonomously."

Scoop: The FDA's "Simple Reform" reorg has been officially approved by the administration. Changes to the agency's inspectorate and administrative staff will go into effect on October 1, 2026. More here: www.notus.org/agencies/fda...

The FDA Is Officially Codifying DOGE-Era Changes

The agency will stop specializing its field inspectors starting in October.

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