The District Report
Last Updated: February 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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- Why does he feel the need to have his face plastered all over the city?
- [Washingtonian] Immigration Authorities Are Cracking Down on DC Restaurants Again
- Trump Blames Wes Moore for the Potomac Spill. The Sewer Pipe Is Under Federal Oversight.
- White SUV damaged - Brookland NE around 8:30 pm on 2/18
- Mayor Bowser declares emergency on Potomac River sewage spill to get federal funding
- Key Bridge on the way home from the office today
- Trump 'worried' about Potomac poop smell for 250th celebrations
- Exclusive: D.C.'s snowstorm failures leads resident to run I for mayor
- God bless the folks putting these up
- After Recent Losses, DOJ Knows it Has a "Problem with Washington Grand Jurors"
WTOP
- RNC, Virginia GOP lawmakers file emergency lawsuit to stop redistricting vote
- Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
- Dozens rally against proposed ICE facility in Hyattsville
- Interstate commission asks EPA to ensure DC Water ‘prioritizes’ protecting drinking water intakes
- Arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal
- Silver Spring man gets 50 years for ‘sextorting’ more than 100 children
- DC’s housing market may be shifting in favor of buyers
- Woodbridge students suspended after anti-ICE walkout; countywide protest planned
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for Feb. 19
- Gov. Wes Moore on Trump: ‘I pray for him and I just feel bad for him’
- Digitizing and splicing vintage film at the Library of Congress Packard Campus
- Things to do in the DC area: Mother Tongue Film Festival, Cupid’s Undie Run … and more!
- Did grants given to Fairfax Co. businesses during COVID actually help?
- Residents near Virginia natural gas explosion uncertain about safety
- Bowser declares public emergency, requests federal support in Potomac sewage leak
Washingtonian
- Black-and-White Kitchens to Inspire: Inside Six Open Houses this Weekend
- Dance, Run, Party: 6 Ways to Help the DC Area Community
- Immigration Authorities Are Cracking Down on DC Restaurants Again
- Two Neighbors Fell in Love. Now Their Side-by-Side Condos Have Hit the Market.
- Prince Andrew Arrested; Trump Convenes “Board of Peace” in DC, May Go to War in Iran; “Big Balls” Is Back
- March Issue: Caring for Our Pets
- Contemporary Condominiums in the Heart of Falls Church, Now 55% Sold
- Colleagues Remember Hope Cartwright, a Virginia Journalist Who Was Killed in Richmond This Week
- Can a Pop Up Be a Dive Bar? This One Is Trying.
- Hemphill Artworks Has Closed Its DC Gallery
Arlington Now
- Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to State of the Union address
- Virginia lawmakers advance later deadline for counting ballots after postal delays
- Student arrested after allegedly attacking ACPD officer and cruiser amid anti-ICE walkouts
- Statutes of Liberty: Welcome, Diego Lowe!
- New cafe and wine bar plan spring openings amid Crystal City renovation project
- 5 questions to ask before choosing a home builder
- Arlington loses Boeing’s defense HQ to St. Louis
- Three men sentenced for roles in hundreds of airbag thefts in N. Va.
- Pedestrian advocates seek continued investment despite budget difficulties
- Morning Notes for February 19, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 18, 2026
- Listing of the Day: 4802 20th Pl N
- Local congressional races are ‘full steam ahead’ despite districting uncertainty
- UPDATED: Suspicious truck in Pentagon parking lot prompts investigation
- Affordable housing proposal off of Langston Blvd heads to County Board
Popville
- Your Micro Dose of DC History – The old Outer Circle Movie Theater (and the Roundtable)
- Missed Connection – “Did I ignore a serendipitous moment?”
- Action at the Howard University Hospital, You Know the old Griffith Stadium space
- “White House Ballroom Proposal Now Open for Public Comment”
- “Mayor Bowser Requests Federal Support as Region Continues to Respond to the Potomac Interceptor Break”
- BREAKING: Right Proper Closing Shaw Brewpub March 1st, Moving to new “2nd generation restaurants space” somewhere in DC
- Do you believe in even more miracles?!? Acqua al 2 has reopened in its former Hill location
- What, and I cannot emphasize this enough, THE HELEN OF TROY is THIS?!?
- Do you believe in miracles?!!? Morazan Groceries (or another grocery/bodega) Coming Back!!
- AND Down Goes the Compass Coffee at 14th and I Street, NW
- Happy February Pride Because Why Not?
- About all the Police near the State Department/United States Institute of Peace
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Andy’s Pizza “Closed for Renovations” in Adams Morgan
- I said Keep Right, Don’t GO Right…
- Missed Connection – Lost Generation
- MPD Investigating 6:44pm Shooting Homicide in Navy Yard Last Night (Tues.)
- “How to get DC to tow a car blocking the street?”
- Real Estate Fresh Finds for Feb 18, 2026
- “Chacho Spirits will permanently close tasting room in late March.” HOWEVER, “Chacho will continue to be locally produced and available at all your favorite bars and liquor stores.”
The Washington Informer
- The $50,000 Barrier Facing D.C. Car Buyers
- Prince Perp Walk? Andrew Arrested in Epstein Bombshell
- Maryland’s Van Hollen Leads Democrats Planning State of the Union Boycott
- Ben Crump’s Courtroom Doc Earns Emmy Honor
- Most Surgery Patients Don’t Finish Critical At-Home Therapy: Study
- Maryland Ends Local ICE Partnerships as Governor Signs Emergency Immigration Law
- With Arrival in D.C., Monks Promote Power of Peace After 2,300-Mile Walk
- Ramadan is Underway: Here’s What Local Mosques Have Planned
- Marlon Calhoun: A Young Father and Student-Athlete Who’s Making His Mark
- BOOK REVIEW: ‘I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month’ by Jarvis R. Givens
DC News Now
- Soggy through Friday AM, some snow possible Sunday
- 300+ students suspended after walkout, protesting ICE at Woodbridge High School
- Airbag thieves responsible for hundreds of thefts in Virginia sentenced to prison
- Police identify 6-year-old who accidentally shot himself in face in Montgomery Village
- Arlington drinking water safe after Potomac sewage spill; county says avoid river activities
- Prince George's County Public Schools employee, dance academy founder accused of producing child sexual abuse material
- Metropolitan Police Department announces death of officer
- Flavor Fest: DC's first digital restaurant week kicks off
- Former Prince Andrew arrested, held for hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office
- DC mayor declares emergency, asks President Trump for help on sewage spill on the Potomac
HillRag
The 51st
- Wilson Building Bulletin: To fight (Congress) or not to fight, that is the question
- After the massive sewage spill into the Potomac, a shitload of questions remain
- Q&A: Richard A. Freeman Jr. on building a national dance career and his D.C. roots
- 13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Love is trash: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- Wilson Building Bulletin: A cold dose of reality on D.C.’s budget
- Republicans just f*cked D.C.’s tax-filing season. City leaders could fight back.
- After 75 years, hand dance is still bringing Washingtonians together
- How these D.C. natives are fighting to preserve the city's Black culture
- Excerpts from Proof of Life, a new book highlighting D.C.'s culture
- PHOTOS: When did you first realize the District had changed?
- Ask A D.C. Native: Is D.C. still Chocolate City?
- 16 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Dive deep into Chocolate City: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- Opinion: Fear shouldn't make our policy decisions
The Georgetowner
- Viyas Sundaram Touts ‘Experiences’ at GMS Coffee & Community
- Irish Film in Silver Spring
- For Love & Buttercup Gives Comfort to D.C. Children
- Weekend Roundup: D.C. Turns Up the Fun
- Citizens Gather at Newcomer Jinya
- Remembering Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)
- Robert Duvall: To Virginia, He Was ‘Bobby’
- Last Chance: ‘Le Douanier’ Rousseau in Philadelphia
- Campaign Update: Hope Solomon Running for Mayor
- Trump: Federal Government to Step in Regarding Potomac Sewage Spill
Greater Greater Washington
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #35
- Breakfast links: Transit funding could stall in Virginia legislature
- GGWash’s process for our 2026 primary endorsements
- Bikeshare Beat: Snow slams the brakes on Capital Bikeshare ridership in January
- Breakfast links: Restrictions on data centers advance in Montgomery County
- Why I’m celebrating 50 years of Metrorail magic
- Events: Lobby Day in Annapolis and DC Candidate Transportation Forum
- Breakfast links: Snowstorm response left disabled residents struggling to get around
- Photo Friday: Ready for the melt
- National links: Housing costs contribute to less movement between states
730DC daily newsletter
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- MAGA to DC: Drop Dead
- Can you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of breakups past
- The big deal with the New Deal murals
- Priced out of justice
- Holding out for a (snow) hero
The DC Line
- District Links: Bowser proposes 2.55% boost to school funding formula amid fiscal challenges; bill would redo Housing Production Trust Fund; and more
- District Links: Council eyes revisions to Schools First budget approach; Trump faults regional leaders’ response to Potomac sewage spill; and more
- District Links: DC warns against Potomac River contact amid calls for stronger response to sewage overflows; Trayon White trial rescheduled; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Heavy doses of fiscal fantasy in DC politics
- District Links: Senate votes 49-47 to void DC’s tax decoupling bill; Doni Crawford files to run in special election for at-large seat; and more
- District Links: DPW deploys seasonal workers to address missed trash pickups; Senate slated to vote this afternoon on disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: Bowser admin lays out ‘hard’ choices for FY 2027 amid rising costs, fiscal limitations; DC unemployment rate hits 6.7%; and more
- District Links: Senate Dems blast $1.65 million daily cost of National Guard deployment in DC; Lewis George outlines child care plan; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Breaking federal tax breaks for DC residents and businesses
- District Links: Council votes to step up battle with mayor over access to agency budget requests; House backs disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: Washington Post cuts a third of its staff though widespread layoffs; Senate panel advances disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: DC leaders warn of disruption if Congress upends local tax code with disapproval resolution; Kennedy Center plans spur worry; and more
- District Links: DC continues to clear ‘snowcrete’ amid post-storm criticism; Kennedy Center will close 2 years for renovations, Trump says; and more
- District Links: Congress poised to consider disapproval of DC’s law to ‘decouple’ from federal tax changes; Trump pushes IndyCar race in DC; and more
- District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on all-affordable, net-zero apartment building in Truxton Circle; family’s lawsuit demands 911 records; and more
- District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows; new estimate puts DC population at 691,310; and more
- District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return to DC Council as chair; and more
- District Links: Norton draws praise for legacy as ‘true warrior’ after her campaign files termination report; Orange launches mayoral bid; and more
- District Links: Bowser declares state of emergency ahead of snow, freezing rain; Trump admin reviews funding for DC, other ‘sanctuary’ areas; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Another cloaked and messy week in the DC government