Good news for fans of D.C. United: it looks like the council will get a stadium proposal by Christmas. It’s not quite that simple, though.

Yep, it’s official: Paul Zukerberg will run for Attorney General in 2014. You know, assuming there is an election.

Tomorrow, the D.C. Council will announce a resolution on the Navy Yard shooting.

Suspended trash collection isn’t the only thing that could be affected by a partial government shut down.

Happy Saturday, Washington. D.C. Department of Health officials found evidence of rats and threats of disease at Occupy D.C.’s McPherson Square encampment, the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board has fallen out of federal compliance, the wheels are literally coming off Metrorail, the Wizards are setting records, but not the kind their fans are hoping for, and other news of the day.

When legislation allowing the District to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states came to a first vote before the D.C. Council, it received unanimous support. On its second vote, Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) — a “moral politician,” or so he called himself at the time — switched sides and voted against it. Now as a battle heats up over a possible referendum on the issue and future legislation that would fully…

Good morning, Washington. It turns out that House Pages don’t need lecherous congressmen’s help to make scandalous headlines: two have just gotten busted for inappropriate behavior in a House elevator. They’ve been dismissed, bringing the year’s total fired pages to five — two others were caught shoplifting, and one was booted for fighting. Needless to say, it looks like the program — the oversight of which has been in turmoil — will be getting…

DC for Marriage, an eight-month-old group advocating same-sex marriage rights in the District, will hold a “Marriage Equality Community Forum” tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in room 412 of the Wilson Building. This is the group’s first public event, which is co-sponsored by several local LGBT organizations including the DC Center, DC Black Pride, AQUA DC, and the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, among others. Yesterday, DC for Marriage announced Sabrina Sojourner, the first open…

>> “More than 50 nonunionized workers rallied against the new Nationals ballpark this morning, angry that more District residents did not receive construction jobs.” [WaPo] >> “I saw firsthand the fragile relationship that exists between Mayor Fenty and the City Council Members. I heard tales of a delayed Comprehensive Annual Financial Review , rising murder rates and a Chief of Police who feels burdened by a system that won’t help her, proposals to close…

Good morning, Washington. Feeling alright? We just thought we’d ask — there are two heart-trouble-related stories in the news today, and it’s gotten us a little superstitious. First, Senator John Warner is in the hospital undergoing procedures to correct an atrial fibrillation that manifested itself yesterday morning (it sounds like he’ll be fine). Second, Etan Thomas missed the first day of Wizards training camp due to a newly-detected cardiac irregularity. There’s no word yet…