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It’s Wednesday. Thoughts and prayers to everyone’s sinuses. It feels like the entire DMV is doused in yellow pollen. In today's issue: THE FIRST...
It’s Tuesday. Have you heard that scientists kind of brought back dire wolves after 13,000 years of extinction? *quietly starts humming the...
It’s Friday. I’m still not over the penguin tariff jokes on social media. Like this. And this. And this. Oh, and this. OK, fine. I’ll get to the...
It’s Thursday. Sooooo, who thinks there will be a TikTok deal by this weekend? In today's edition: THE FIRST 100 DAYS *Awkwardly waves at the rest...
{beacon} It’s Tuesday. It’s April Fools’ Day, so keep your wits about you. And send me any pranks you come across.
{beacon} Happy Monday. With the combination of perfect spring weather, cherry blossoms reaching peak bloom, the kite festival and a Nationals day...
{beacon} It’s Friday! Well, this has been a doozy of a week. But good news, Washington’s cherry blossoms just officially reached peak bloom!
Plus: Tufts student detained {beacon} It’s Thursday. HAPPY OPENING DAY! ⚾
{beacon} It’s a busy Tuesday in Washington. HBO’s “The Last of Us” is returning on April 13! If you’re planning on rewatching the first...
{beacon} It’s Monday. I’ve always said the "Scott’s Tots" episode of “The Office” is the absolute cringiest episode in all of...
{beacon} Happy Friday! How many of you are planning to "stay online" today while actually watching March Madness games?
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Plus: RFK Jr. touts measles vaccine amid outbreak {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. This is a big week in Washington with President Trump’s...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Welcome! Capital Weather Gang just predicted that Washington’s cherry blossoms will peak on March 23!
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Welcome! It’s a beautiful day in Washington. Spring is so close I can feel it.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Wednesday. There’s lots happening today. In this edition:
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. Who’s ready for the next winter storm? In this edition: Elon Musk is not actually a part of DOGE, per the...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Happy President’s Day! In this edition: Trump administration fires hundreds at the FAA. Is Elon Musk a...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Valentine’s Day to all my 12:30 readers!
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Either the morning after the Super Bowl should be a holiday or the game should happen earlier in the day. How do...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! Omg, my inbox has been flooded with responses about who you all want to win the Super Bowl. So far, 40 percent are...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Beware of the ice storm that may be hitting the Washington, D.C., area this evening. Trump is jumping...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Have I mentioned that I’m ready for spring? I’m over this freezing cold weather. What’s happening...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Welcome to Inauguration Day, with ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol underway indoors amid absolutely frigid weather in...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! If you’re planning to attend the inauguration Monday, don’t pull a William Henry Harrison by not properly...
Hollywood and celebrity A-listers did everything in their power to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House last year, bringing to the...
Plus: DeSantis names Rubio successor {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. Do you want the good news or the bad news about Inauguration Day? The good...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The weather for Inauguration Day is already looking pretty brutal. Wind chills could be in the single digits....
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. My TikTok feed is a mix of Spencer Pratt’s viral videos after losing his house to the wildfires, as well as...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Monday, Washington Commanders fans! Someone, please check in on how The Tampa International Airport is doing today after...
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Obama and Trump have been chatting... {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. Today is a day of mourning for the late former President Jimmy Carter....
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s the first Friday of 2025! Happy first day of the 119th Congress to all who celebrate. It sure is off to an eventful...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy New Year — and welcome to 2025! It’s officially that season when most of us still accidentally write 2024 on...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy New Year — and welcome to 2025! It’s officially that season when most of us still accidentally write 2024 on...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Merry Christmas Eve!!
Plus: Biden’s Christmas gift to death row prisoners {beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Happy Christmas week!
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! All I want for Christmas is for Congress to figure out a funding plan so everyone can relax. Is that too much...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. It’s nice that some things in life are easily predicted. For example, there will always be an eleventh-hour...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Wednesday. Christmas is a week from today! That feels like a perfect excuse for a peppermint mocha or another festive...
{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. When most people think about the holidays, they think of cookies, brightly lit trees, snow and...
Plus: Government funding negotiations stall {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. It’s the holiday season, the holiday season! So, hoop-dee-doo and...
{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday. We’re officially under the two-week mark before Christmas and you know what that means? The...
{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Christmas is two weeks from today!!
Plus: What we know about the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. I learned this morning that season 3...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Last night was the end of an *era* — Taylor Swift’s "Eras Tour" wrapped up with its final show.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday! What does everyone’s Spotify Wrapped look like this year? Taylor Swift obviously ran away with mine … Here’s...
{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The 2025 House calendar was released this morning. Now you can start planning your year, Hill...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be lit later today!