- The Delta variant of the coronavirus is emerging in Maryland and Virginia, as vaccinations lag. [Post]
- A Navy midshipman’s mother was killed by stray bullets on a hotel patio in Annapolis. [NBC4]
- A Supreme Court ruling could push forward a controversial natural gas pipeline in Maryland. [Maryland Matters]
- Northern Virginia military families told Sen. Tim Kaine they struggle to access childcare. [ALXnow]
- Drama in the D.C. Council over the contract for the District’s Medicaid program. [WCP]
- Drug overdoses in Arlington County are up. Officials blame the pandemic. [ARLnow]
- How a Foreign Service Officer harassed employees at an Arab American think tank. [Washingtonian]
- The heat index will be over 100 today. [CWG]
- ICYMI: D.C. Council voted to ban sales of flavored tobacco, but exempted hookah bars.
- ICYMI: Legalized weed, compensation for exonerees are among the laws going into effect July 1.
- This Day in DCist: Saying goodbye to DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson.
Margaret Barthel