Morning Roundup: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Suspended After Antisemitic Material Found At Security Checkpoint

Mar 16, 2021

A U.S. Capitol Police officer was suspended after antisemitic literature was found at a security checkpoint. [Post]
The CEO of Solidcore is stepping down. [WBJ]
D.C.’s Initiative 81, which decriminalized natural psychedelics, went into effect yesterday. [Washingtonian]
A man who was dining outside at the Wharf rescued a boy who fell into the Washington Channel. [WTOP]
Smoke from a fire at a D.C. high-rise building could be seen across the city yesterday. [WJLA]
The case against the Park Police officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar has stalled. [Post]
How a local mother of three is doing one year into a pandemic. [WCP]
Jen Newbauer, a longtime resident and active member of D.C.’s LGBTQ community, died at age 41. [Blade]
Coronavirus testing began at D.C. region airports. [Post]
It’s a rough time for D.C. residents with allergies. [WUSA 9]
ICYMI: D.C. official said all residents will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1
ICYMI: Two men were charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
This Day in DCist: D.C. announced it’d be getting its own arena football team.