Section 602(c)(1) of the D.C. Home Rule Act does not allow Congress to disapprove a piece of legislation passed by the DC Council after the 30-day mark of the congressional review period. Today is Day 31, so this 49-47 vote in the Senate was simply to approve a piece of paper…

Temps to approach 60 next week. Maybe even 70 for a day. Yes, really. Confidence is growing in a sustained thaw, with highs in the 50s most days — and mid to upper 50s likely Wednesday and Thursday. Some models even flirt with 70 between Wednesday and Friday. After weeks of

NEWS: CM Trayon White, Sr.’s trial on federal bribery charges has been delayed to September 14. It was supposed to start on March 24, but a judge said an “unforced error” by prosecutors on turning over documents led him to support pushing back the date as White’s attorney requested.

One point: As of this week, close to 43,000 D.C. residents have filed their tax returns. It's now unclear whether they will have to file again, and if and when they might get refunds they are owed. "I would be frustrated if I had to pay my tax preparer again," one told me.

“As of Wednesday, 42,264 [DC] residents had already filed their local tax returns.”

DC Water is responsible for the *largest spill of wastewater in U.S. history* and a total of *5 people* are currently registered to testify at the DC Council’s March 2 performance oversight hearing for DC Water! The deadline to register is 5pm, Feb. 26: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

You can also submit written testimony for the record by 5:30pm, Monday, March 16: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/testi…

If Washington Had a Tabloid, 2/13/2026. How it might have played. And we talk about this on City Cast today. Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cit…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is officially shut down (for the third time within the last 5 months):

One other really important detail regarding when the 30-day congressional review period for DC’s temporary tax bill actually began: the transmittal was also literally printed in the House’s Congressional Record on December 30, 2025! Really hoping AG Brian Schwalb takes legal action

Looks like H.J. Res. 142 was formally presented to President Trump on Thursday, February 12, which means he has no later than *Tuesday, February 24, 2026* to sign it into law, take no action, or veto it:

And the President has another 9 calendar days remaining to actually sign H.J. Res. 142: Tuesday, February 24

Outrageous that the identified garbage truck driver who hit and killed a cyclist on Friday, and then fled the scene, still hasn’t been arrested by MPD wjla.com/news/local/tra…

New: It's deja vu all over again in DC now that Congress has again blown up the city's budget. Could DC get this blocked in court? Or maybe pass the tax changes blocked by Congress back into law somehow? It's all on the table. Here's what local leaders are debating right now:

“I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources in our Nation’s Capital City.”

A total of *12 people* are currently registered to testify at the DC Council’s March 2 performance oversight hearing for DC Water FYI: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…