Morning Roundup: A Protest Outside The Acting DHS Secretary’s Alexandria Home Over Feds In Portland

Jul 27, 2020

The Alexandria home of the acting homeland security secretary became the site of a protest against federal forces in Portland. [Post]
The D.C. Tenants Union led a rally calling for rent relief. [WJLA]
Anne Arundel County will use millions of federal dollars to provide residents with rent assistance. [WTOP]
What’s driving the uptick of coronavirus cases in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia? [Post]
Family members and advocates began their walk from D.C. to Philadelphia in honor of children killed by gun violence. [WJLA]
Loudoun Shops Black is a new website boosting local Black-owned businesses. [WUSA 9]
New safety measures at museums could decrease accessibility for people with disabilities. [Post]
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said members of Trump’s administration were encouraging him to consider a 2020 presidential bid. [Washingtonian]
Miracle Theatre is putting on a virtual “Quarantine Cat Film Festival.” [WTOP]
D.C. United player Jaime Moreno could lose his eye after a freak golfing incident. [WUSA 9]
Food trucks in the D.C. area are struggling to survive. [Post]
A seven-year-old designer is participating in a virtual fashion week for kids. [WUSA 9]
ICYMI: What we know so far about the March on Washington planned for August.
ICYMI: Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol today.
This Day in DCist: D.C. police discovered a caiman in a Southeast home.