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CNN reported:
“The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday, a move that comes as the nation’s preeminent arts institution contends with a flood of cancellations.”
Read Trump’s full announcement from Sunday: (more…)
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From OPM:
“Washington, DC Area
Applies to: Friday, January 30, 2026
Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework
Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open and employees have the Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework. (more…)
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From OPM:
“Washington, DC Area
Applies to: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework
Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open and employees have the Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework. (more…)
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From OPM:
“Washington, DC Area
Applies to: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Status: Open – 1 hour Delayed Arrival – With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework (more…)
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From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will retire at the end of this term.
“I’ve had the privilege of representing the District of Columbia in Congress since 1991. Time and again, D.C. residents entrusted me to fight for them at the federal level, and I have not yielded,” Norton said. “With fire in my soul and the facts on my side, I have raised hell about the injustice of denying 700,000 taxpaying Americans the same rights given to residents of the states for 33 years.
“The privilege of public service is inseparable from the responsibility to recognize when it’s time to lift up the next generation of leaders. For D.C., that time has come. With pride in all we have accomplished together, with the deepest gratitude to the people of D.C., and with great confidence in the next generation, I announced today that I will retire at the end of this term.”
Norton’s unrelenting advocacy has produced prolific and transformative results for the District. Her major legislative accomplishments include (more…)
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From AlertDC:
“On Monday, January 5, 2026, the Illumination of America: Washington Monument Lighting and Freedom 250 Fireworks will take place on the National Mall. In support of this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)
still via DC Council
ICYMI: Back in July 2019 – Awesome Apollo 11 Anniversary Rocket Projection onto the Washington Monument
DC Council shares: “A bit of a late night/overnight sneak preview of the projections expected on the Washington Monument on New Year’s Eve”
And thanks to Dave for sharing with us too: (more…)
Thanks to W. for sending the latest from Union Station parking situation this morning: “They are back. Police, k-9 units, and DHS per the window stickers, decals, and tags.” (more…)
BLM Street Mural removed early 2025
“Dear PoPville,
Please No: Bill Introduced to Rename BLM Plaza to Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza”
Yesterday Rep. Nancy Mace shared the incendiary post on X:
“INTRODUCING: The Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza Act to rename the designated “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in Washington DC. (more…)
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced the victories she secured in the Senate’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, which was released yesterday. In addition to other victories for D.C., the bill would secure $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG) and increase the DCTAG annual and lifetime awards. Notably, the bill does not contain 18 of the anti-home rule riders included in the House version of the bill.
Norton secured the following victories: (more…)