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Washington D.C. Alert: Commuter Tax Benefits You Can Actually Use in 2026

Commuting in Washington D.C. just got more interesting—and potentially more rewarding. While the District did not create new commuter tax rules for 2026, the IRS has increased the federal commuter benefit limits, and D.C.’s existing commuter-benefits laws continue to shape how employers must support transit-friendly commuting. Together, these updates influence…

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U.S. Congress to End Emergency Tax Bill Over $6,000 Senior Deduction and Tip, Overtime Tax Breaks in D.C.

Here's how taxpayers can amend their already-filed income tax returns amid a potentially looming legal battle on Capitol Hill.

Kiplinger

House advances measure to block DC tax code decoupling

Local advocates warn of tax season chaos if Congress intervenes — not to mention a slippery slope for D.C.’s already limited autonomy.

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Jeanine Pirro warns anyone bringing a gun into D.C will be jailed, then claims ‘I’m a proud supporter of the Second Amendment’

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Republicans look to rebuke DC Council with swing at local tax code

“They are spending more time trying to overturn D.C. laws than they’re doing with a number of pressing issues,” one organizer said of Congress.

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D.C. Public Schools Still Closed as City Struggles To Clear Roads and Sidewalks

As the district's struggle to clear snow drags on, the case for public infrastructure maintenance becomes weaker.

Reason

Crowded race to succeed Norton includes two of her former staffers

Longtime House delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has announced her retirement, kicking off a new era for D.C.

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Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton files to end reelection bid

Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has filed to end her campaign for a 19th term as the district's nonvoting House member.

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Celina football coach retires after district clears him of cover-up allegations amid son’s sex abuse scandal

Bill Elliott was placed on administrative leave in October after his son, a football coach at Celina’s middle school, was accused of secretly filming boys in the school’s locker room. A district report found he pressured the principal to hire his son.

The Texas Tribune

The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun laws

The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights

The Independent UK

A federal judge blocked Trump's National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren't leaving just yet

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary end to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

House takes aim at cashless bail in DC - Roll Call

Republicans continued their push to reshape criminal justice and policing in the District, with support from dozens of Democrats.

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‘Never felt safer’: Republicans grill DC officials on crime - Roll Call

“When I was last here, I explained how we would drive down those trends, and it is working,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told a House panel Thursday.

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National Guard to remain in DC despite expiry of Trump’s emergency order

At least 150 military police will patrol the capital until at least the end of November

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As Trump continues show of force, DC takes the fight to Congress - Roll Call

Local leaders push back as House Republicans tee up bills aimed at the District. But crafting a message won’t be easy.

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on Jubilee and Piccadilly lines

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, railways and roads

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Trump to ask Congress for $2 billion to fix ‘hellhole’ D.C. - Roll Call

President Trump on Friday said he intends to ask Congress for $2 billion to fund his vision for the District of Columbia.

The Independent UK

Pam Bondi returns control to DC police chief after city sued Trump over ‘hostile takeover’

Washington, D.C.’s attorney general calls administration’s actions ‘gravest threat’ to district’s self-governance

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Congress holds sway in DC justice system that Trump maligns - Roll Call

Analysts say they see “a weird degree” of federal involvement in the day-to-day criminal justice apparatus of the District of Columbia.

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Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’ - Roll Call

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and car thefts.

Reason

The Attorney General Can Put Her Own Legal Team in Place—through U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey and Elsewhere

Acting through through Section 546, or temporarily through the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the Attorney General is entitled to appoint U.S. Attorneys for the District of New Jersey and all other federal judicial districts. If done properly, such appointments preempt any need for judges to appoint U.S. Attorneys. But it…

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From traffic to vasectomies, Congress takes aim at DC - Roll Call

Restrictions on D.C. are a staple of appropriations season, but local advocates say things are trending in the wrong direction.

Evening Standard

Wimbledon fans face travel delays as they race to see Cameron Norrie

There were ‘severe delays’ across the District, Central, and Hammersmith and City lines on Tuesday morning.

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GOP senator says he opposes Trump pick for US attorney in DC - Roll Call

A key Republican senator said Tuesday he would oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Reason

Federal Law Doesn't Require Evicting D.C. Subsidized Housing Residents for Pleading Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Guns

From today's decision by Judge Corinne Beckwith, joined by Judges Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and Joshua Deahl, in Hattix v. D.C. Housing… The post Federal Law Doesn't Require Evicting D.C. Subsidized Housing Residents for Pleading Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Guns appeared first on Reason.com.

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