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New: Some councilmembers are backing a bill to pause Initiative 82's tipped minimum wage increases until October. Wages are next set to rise in July. This could come up for a vote as soon as Tuesday, with 5 CMs backing it, including Chair Phil Mendelson.

Currently at the Smithsonian National Zoo in DC where there is an active shooter on the premises. Police are here, the shooter is still believed to be active. Currently herded into the visitor center.

Lots of MPD cars speeding down Connecticut Ave

We’ve been released — two different police officers gave two different accounts. One said it was a false alarm and the other said there was some sort of fight which led to the belief there was a shooter. It’s all been cleared.

Submitted without comment. Plain Dealer, 6/1/25.

BREAKING: Washington Spirit HC Jonatan Giráldez is leaving DC and will be the head coach of OL Lyonnes in France. The European club is owned by Spirit owner Michele Kang. Adrián González will become the head coach of the Spirit. DC News Now

#HeadsUp - DC Mayor Muriel Bowser our guest for the whole hour today at noon on Kojo Nnamdi's ThePolitics Hour, WAMU.org and WAMU 88.5. Join us.

Why some decided to speak publicly: -Norton's recent comments to Washingtonian 🌸 about seeking reelection (h/t Ike Allen). -The tremendous stakes for DC this year with escalating threats to its home rule -Interactions that caused considerable concern

Tip of hat to WashPost’s Meagan Flynn for getting D.C. Council members to go *on the record* in expressing concern that Eleanor Holmes Norton is too old to be effective as DC’s non-voting congressional delegate. Unlike others, Flynn’s story does not depend on anonymous sources.

I just got thrown out of a DC Council meeting where they are discussing removing the RFK language from the DC budget. NBC4 Washington

This morning, Councilmembers discussed removing several BSA subtitles from the budget, including potentially the policy language tied to the RFK Stadium Development Deal. We were explicit about leaving the funding in place so the Council can do our due diligence: to fully

.CM Christina Henderson just introduced a bill to prohibit an expelled council member from serving again for 5 years as ex-CM Trayon White, charged with bribery, is currently running again for the Ward 8 seat. Would have to be ratified by voters as an amendment to the District charter.

Seen this afternoon outside the USDA Ag South building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, where soldiers are being quartered for Trump's military parade.

Starting Sunday your Metro will be operating under automatic mode, the 1st time in 16 yrs! Incredible hard work by the team to make trips safer, more reliable & cost efficient. Expect service adjustments on lines until new schedules are implemented that account for faster trips.

Killing off the Metro section is horrible news for our local media and won’t do a thing to turn around circulation numbers. Post’s Metro reporters (entirely independent of editorial board) are some of the best. Another hit to local journalism and we all suffer from it.

So you think you know Steve Salis? Check out this day-in-the-life from Nate Doughty on the man who co-founded &pizza and is behind multiple local restaurants including Ted's Bulletin bizjournals.com/washington/new…

Is Randy Clarke America’s highest performing bureaucrat

The CIA recently paid just shy of $250M for a Chantilly office building, part of the Dulles Discovery campus near the Udvar Hazy Center... bizjournals.com/washington/new…

BREAKING: The FBI plans to remain in D.C., leaving its crumbling downtown headquarters for space across the street in the federally owned Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. bizjournals.com/washington/new…