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Nat Guard Can Stay For Now, Court Rules

The National Guard deployment in D.C. can continue temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The ruling stops the implementation of a lower court order that would have put an end to the troops’ presence. [WTOP]

Bowser Names Interim Police Chief

Mayor Bowser named Jeffery Carroll — MPD’s second-in-command — as the D.C.’s interim police chief. He will take over when Chief Pamela Smith steps down at the end of the year. Carroll, a department veteran, managed MPD’s relationship with federal agents during the takeover. [Washington Post 🔒]

• Related: Why Chief Smith and so many other local leaders are stepping down. [City Cast DC 🎧]

Maryland Considers Reparations

Maryland will create a new commission to study potential reparations for slavery, overriding Gov. Wes Moore’s veto. The study is meant to ensure the reparations aren’t dismissed as symbolic or unconstitutional, said Democratic state Senator Charles Sydnor. [NBC4]

DC Restaurants Face ‘Trump Slump’

D.C. restaurants are suffering as a result of the Trump administration’s policies, despite Trump’s claims that the industry is “booming,” says Washingtonian food reporter Jessica Sidman. Unemployment, immigration concerns, and the federal takeover have culminated in what she calls the “Trump slump.” [City Cast DC 🎧]

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