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- How D.C. became such a premier coffee town. [DCInno]
- The new federal hiring freeze and what it means. [AP / NYT / Post / Politico]
- Congresswoman Comstock not down with the federal freeze. [The Hill]
- Virginia one of eight states with proposed laws to criminalize peaceful protest. [The Intercept]
- New renderings for DCA’s $1 billion project. [Curbed]
- AU student charged with pointing laser at police helicopter Inauguration Day. [Post]
- Chiggity chiggity check out this First Amendment remix project. [WAMU]
- Make Georgetown great again? [Washingtonian]
- Fancy Maryland country club decides that it would invite Obama after all, though he has yet to indicate interest. [Post]
- How the Mall survived the weekend. [WAMU]
- Police need help identifying homicide victim. [Post]
- Serious outreach going on to get D.C. millennials signed up for healthcare. [Post]
- The fight for D.C. voting rights changes under new administration. [Kojo]
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Rachel Kurzius