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DC sues to expel National Guard
September 5, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey D.C.! The We Are All DC march is happening tomorrow morning in Malcolm X Park. It’s going to be hot and rainy so, if you’re going, don’t forget water and a rain jacket.
🎧 Learn more about how D.C. is fighting Trump's takeover on our recent podcast episode with Free DC.
What's CITY Talking About?
DC Attorney General Sues National Guard
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing President Trump and his administration to get the National Guard off D.C. streets, claiming Trump is illegally using them for local law enforcement. This marks a stark contrast to Mayor Bowser’s executive order, which welcomed them in D.C. indefinitely. [Axios]
GOP Looks To Replace DC Attorney General
House Republicans are considering a slew of proposals that would change D.C.’s criminal justice system, including one to remove D.C.’s elected Attorney General and replace it with a presidential appointee. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Return To Office Mandate Gets Results
New data shows the percentage of federal employees working in-office shot up nearly 30 points this year to 46%, more than double that of remote-capable workers nationwide. The jump is primarily due to Trump’s RTO mandate. [Axios]
Historians Question Trump’s AI-Powered ‘Founders Museum’
The Trump administration has commissioned a new history exhibit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building about America’s founding. It will include over 40 AI-generated videos that historians worry will blur fact and fiction. [WAMU]
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What To Do
Friday, Sep. 5
- 🎵 Music In The Meadow: Route 66 Band at the National Arboretum
- 🪑 Forklift First Friday and Edmonston Car Show at Community Forklift
- 🇺🇦 Cultural Embassy Evening at the Ukraine House (Kalorama)
- ✂️ Community Collage Project at Creative Grounds (Eckington)
- 📚 Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (Tenleytown)
Saturday, Sep. 6
- ⭐ We Are All DC March (Malcolm X Park)
- 🛍️ The Big Dyke Market at Hook Hall (Park View)
- 🎡 DC State Fair at Bryant Street NE (Brentwood)
- 📙 National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (Mt. Vernon)
- 🧩 DC Puzzle Fest at MLK Library (Downtown)
- ✊ DC Community Organizing Festival at UDC (Van Ness)
- 🍺 Soul Mega Beer Fest at the Anthem (The Wharf)
- ✍️ Writing Through the Obscure Workshop at Femme Fatal (Cleveland Park)
- 🎤 Tunes: No Big Deal at DC9 (Shaw)
- 🧶 Celebration of Textiles at the GW Textile Museum (Foggy Bottom)
Sunday, Sep. 7
- 🤠 Tunes: Sierra Ferrell (Country) at The Anthem (The Wharf)
- 🛍️ Peace Park Community Market in Gazebo Plaza (Takoma Park)
- 📚 Friends of Tenley Library Book Sale (Tenleytown)
- ✍️ Reflective Journaling at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
- 🎞️ Film: “Ancient Beacons Long for Notice” at the National Gallery of Art (National Mall)
- 🥐 The Art of French Pastry Workshop at La Cosecha (NoMa)
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