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Trump supporters plan D.C. rally on day Congress certifies election results Marissa Lang In a tweet last week, President Trump foreshadowed a “wild” protest in the District on Jan. 6 — the day Congress formally counts the electoral college votes — and his supporters are determined not to disappoint him. This week, Women for America First requested a protest permit for that day. The group of conservative women was at the center of organizing the November “Stop the Steal” rally that drew thousands of Trump supporters to the nation’s capital and this month’s ...

Airlines, unions optimistic that deal on payroll support is close Lori Aratani After months of wrangling, Congress passed a $900 billion coronavirus aid package late Monday that will bring relief to millions of Americans, including tens of thousands in the aviation industry who were furloughed in September. The deal includes $45 billion in support for the transportation sector, including $15 billion for airlines and $1 billion for airline contractors. The money will be used to extend the Payroll Support Program, which provided funds to keep flight attendants, reser...

University of Maryland to name new dorms after first Black student and others who helped diversify the campus Lauren Lumpkin The University of Maryland in College Park will name two new residence halls after former students who helped diversify the campus in the 19th and 20th centuries, officials announced Monday. Whittle-Johnson Hall will honor Hiram Whittle, the first African American man to be admitted to the university, in 1951, and Elaine Johnson Coates, who in 1959 became the first African American woman to graduate with an undergraduate degree. Another building,...

Richard S. Madaleno Sr., a Navy veteran and father of a Maryland politician, dies of covid-19 Ovetta Wiggins Richard S. Madaleno Sr. of Bethesda was an artful storyteller who could spend hours at a dinner party captivating a crowd. Sometimes he would even incorporate a German accent or toss in a few foreign words that he learned while studying at the Naval Academy decades ago. There was the one about his rumored engagement to Sophia Loren, said his son, Richard S. Madaleno Jr., a former Democratic state lawmaker who now is a top aide to Montgomery County Executive Marc El...

D.C. to ban indoor dining, close museums, restrict libraries to curbside Michael Brice-Saddler, Tim Carman Trio Restaurant on 17th Street NW is one of the few restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in Washington, D.C. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) The District will shut down indoor dining for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said — becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant owners wondering how their businesses will survive. The order by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (...