🧭 Rep. Lauren Boebert told Democrats to "refrain from making fun of the Gulf of America" because the next move may be renaming D.C. the "District of America." (NY Post)
"Columbia," as it happens, is an 18th-century poetic allusion to America.
🐸 Kermit the Frog is going to be the University of Maryland's commencement speaker. The Muppet is a creation of 1960 alumnus Jim Henson, and he returns to "share an inspiring message with our 2025 graduates," the school says.
🔎 D.C. police are investigating Tesla vandalism incidents as possible hate crimes. Police say a suspect wrote "Ask me about my support of Nazis" on a Tesla's rear window on March 2, and several more incidents have been reported since. (Washington Post)