Anticipating an overwhelming demand on the livery sector, the D.C. Taxicab Commission announced today that it will be issuing temporary licenses to out-of-market cabbies who want to work during President Obama’s second inauguration.

Uber’s CEO responds to D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton’s charges that the luxury sedan-hailing app is operating illegally in Washington.

D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton says Uber, the smartphone app that hails luxury sedans for users wanting an upscale lift, isn’t playing by the city’s taxi and limousine rules.