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In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the DC jail has been holding people in what amounts to solitary confinement for 23 hours a day for nearly 400 days straight. Many say solitary confinement has its own health issues and amounts to a human rights abuse.   Have a tip for the links? Submit it here. Continue the conversation about urbanism in the Washington region and support GGWash’s news and advocacy when you join the GGWash Neighborhood! Libby Solomon is a writer and editor for...

The Health 202: Trump tried to shrink Medicaid. Heres how Biden will try to expand it. Alexandra Ellerbeck with Paige Winfield Cunningham But now the Biden administration is trying to pull it in a different direction.  President Trump pushed states to weed out ineligible enrollees and greenlit work requirements in exchange for benefits. But President Biden – and, if confirmed, his nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chiquita Brooks-LaSure -- are e...

Covid-19 live updates: Biden urges vaccinations for all adults — ‘Everybody is eligible as of today’ Erin Cunningham, Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang © David Paul Morris/Bloomberg A healthcare worker wearing a protective mask administers a dose of the Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at a vaccination site in Richmond, California, U.S., on Thursday, April 15, 2021. The California Department of Public Health has opened Covid-19 vaccination eligibility to persons 16 ...

POLITICO Get the Huddle newsletter Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by With help from Melanie Zanona WHITE HOUSE BUDGET DROP – The coming weeks could be all about budgets. As Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

State Roundup: Legislature OKs $52.4 billion budget targeted at Covid recovery; wrangling continues over police reform House of Delegates March 2021, MarylandReporter.com photo GENERAL ASSEMBLY OKs $52.4B BUDGET: Danielle Gaines of Maryland Matters reports that the Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to a $52.4 billion budget that House Appropriations Chairwoman Maggie L. McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) said is worthy of a moniker: “I call this The Recovery Act,” she said. Only...

Since President Trump likes alliterative nicknames, maybe the special counsel’s should be Methodical Mueller. Unveiling the first batch of criminal allegations to come from probes into possible Russian influence in the American political system, Robert S. Mueller III proved Monday that he is not messing around. The former FBI director has played his cards carefully since his appointment in May. He’s clearly turning over every rock to see what crawls out from underneath. Unafraid to play har...

Why the nation’s capital feels like a ghost town. What President-elect Joe Biden wants to get done on his first day in office. And why the Secret Service has been paying $3,000 a month for a bathroom.

Defending deficit spending, the president-elect says his $1.9 trillion proposal is a down payment.

Power Up: Trump-Pence relationship may set lowest bar yet Jacqueline Alemany the best of luck with his next chapter at The Post as a columnist for the Opinions section after a brilliant run in your inboxes for the past 4.5 years. Thanks for waking up with us – stay safe this weekend, Washington. ��: “The first confirmation hearing for one of President-elect Joe Biden’s crucial cabinet posts has been abruptly rescheduled, the ranking members of the Senate Intelligen...

How a Trump mob froze American democracy Marc Fisher, Meagan Flynn, Jessica Contrera and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Tear gas is fired at supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn HocksteinShow MoreShow Less 2of14Supporters of President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn HocksteinShow MoreShow Le...