AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWhite House Construction Fight: Federal lawyers told a D.C. appeals judge the court can’t stop the White House ballroom project because it’s already underway and tied to sensitive security needs, while President Trump escalated attacks on the judge. D.C. Mayoral Race (Voter Q&A): WTOP published verbatim questionnaires for multiple candidates—Rini Sampath, Vincent Orange, Kenyan McDuffie, Ernest Johnson, Gary Goodweather, and Janeese Lewis George—laying out their backgrounds and priorities ahead of the June primary. Local Governance & Elections: D.C. emergency teen curfews are set to expire as a permanent law looms, and the city is preparing for ranked choice voting in upcoming ballots. Legal & Civil Rights: The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map NAACP says intentionally discriminates against Black voters, adding fuel to the broader redistricting fight. National Security/Foreign Policy: In an NBC “Meet the Press” interview, Trump faced questions about whether the U.S. is at war with Iran amid ongoing strikes and retaliation claims. Culture & Public Life: A D.C. judge dismissed the Kennedy Center’s lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd under D.C. SLAPP rules, after Redd canceled a Christmas Eve show.
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