Good morning. Patchy fog again this morning, then cloudy with a high of 60 and rain possible after 4 PM. A low near 43 overnight. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there’s a link to my email address below. This roundup is available as a morning email newsletter. Sign up here. I can’t stop listening to: Niia, “Hurt You First.” The kinda torchy, kinda indie singer plays Songbyrd tonight. Take Washingtonian Today with you! I made a playlist on Spotify and on Apple Music of last year’s music recommendations. I’ll make one soon for 2026. Tell *us* where to go: Typically, we’re the ones giving readers travel recommendations. But this year, we’re asking you to share your opinions, too. Nominate your favorite place to stay in our travel survey. Your picks could end up in the May issue. Here’s some administration news you might have blocked out: Shutshow, the Sequel: The Department of Homeland Security remains shut down. The White House and Congressional Democrats are still a long way from a deal. Democrats want deep changes to ICE and to immigration enforcement. (NYT) Meanwhile, Lorth Sim, an immigrant from Cambodia, was found dead at ICE’s Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana. It’s the seventh such death at an ICE facility this year. (WFYI) “Federal judges are sounding alarms about the Trump administration’s treatment of pregnant and nursing detainees in ICE custody.” (Politico) In Maryland, a federal judge ruled that the feds cannot detain Kilmar Abrego García yet again. (AP) DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will leave the agency next week; she’s been a fighty presence in media reports about the administration’s various immigration crackdowns. (Politico) Only 38 percent of Americans approve of President Trump‘s immigration policies, according to a new poll. (Reuters) It’s the latest bad poll for Trump. (Axios) Epstein, Epstein, Epstein: Here’s a good list of the public figures who have resigned or are in hot water over their appearances in the government’s files about the deceased, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. (Washington Post) The White House isn’t especially troubled by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick‘s ties to Epstein. (NYT) A UN panel of experts said Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation was so vast that its actions “may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity.” (Reuters) How did Epstein maintain relations with the wealthy and powerful even as knowledge of his crimes became unavoidable? He projected a lifestyle “designed to seduce and astonish.” (NYT) Administration perambulation: Steven Colbert‘s interview with James Talarico has been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube after CBS reportedly put the kibosh on it, and the candidate raised millions yesterday. (Playbook) Here’s what to know about the FCC rules at the heart of the matter. (AP) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the firing of Pentagon spokesperson Dave Butler, the latest sign of tension between him and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. (Washington Post) The US killed 11 more people in boat strikes. (NBC News) Trump appointed Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old executive assistant with no arts experience, to the Commission of Fine Arts, which is reviewing plans for the mammoth ballroom he tore down the East Wing of the White House to build. (Washington Post) A lawsuit filed yesterday argues the administration’s removal of a rainbow flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York “violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags.” (NYT) The US threatened to pull out of the International Energy Agency, citing its environmental efforts. (Politico) Republican leaders in Congress have been silent after US Representative Randy Fine of Florida said “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” (NYT) Dems are mulling a censure vote. (Axios) US Capitol Police arrested an 18-year-old from Georgia who ran toward the Capitol holding a loaded shotgun. (ABC News) Trump plans to repaint Air Force One in his “preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue.” (The Hill) And finally: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Mediaite) Recently on Washingtonian dot com: • David Strasser is the new CEO of the José Andrés Group. • Four new records we like by the Broke Royals, KP Skywalka, and other local artists. Local news links: • The late Rev. Jesse Jackson left a big local footprint. (Axios D.C.) Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali said Jackson was a regular and a “good family friend.” (WTOP) • Bruce Springsteen will end his new tour at Nationals Park this May, which should be an interesting day in the area. (Washington Post) • Hope Cartwright, an editor at Virginia Living magazine and a former Washingtonian editorial fellow, was killed by a driver in Richmond. She was 23. Police say they identified the driver and charged her with felony hit and run. (WTVR) • Virginia’s minimum hourly wage, currently $12.77, could increase to a whopping $15 by 2028. (DC’s will increase from $17.95 to $18.40 this summer.) (ARLnow) • The broken pipe shooting sewage into the Potomac should be fixed in four to six weeks, DC Water says. (WUSA9) “Flushable” wipes contributed to the growing disaster, Arlington’s Department of Environmental Services says. (ARLnow) • Another measles case. (ALXnow) • Crews in Centreville still haven’t found the source of a gas leak that led to dozens of homes being evacuated after one house exploded Sunday—though it’s not yet certain that a gas leak led to that event. (NBC4 Washington) • Police in Prince William County say a driver hit a man twice in a Woodbridge 7-Eleven parking lot on Sunday. (DC News Now) • Arlington County police are searching for four suspects in a baseball-bat beating. (ARLnow) • The DC Public Library added images curated by Mustafa Tariq to its Go-Go Archive. (WTOP) Wednesday’s event picks: • This month’s NMWA Nights party celebrates the works of photographer Tawny Chatmon. • The animated French kids’ film “Little Amélie, or the Character of Rain” shows at the Avalon Theatre. See more picks from Briana Thomas, who writes our Things to Do newsletter.The post CBS Lawyers Make James Talarico Really Famous, Mini-Shutdown Drags On, and Springsteen’s Coming to Nationals Park first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less