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Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C.

"The Punisher" and "His & Hers" star is planting roots around his hometown.

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Hollywood hotshot Jon Bernthal recently dropped $3.75 million on a home in Chevy Chase, D.C., real estate sources tell Axios — a sign &quot;The Punisher&quot; is planting roots back home.Why it matters: In a town where senators count as celebrity sightings, &quot;The Bear&quot; and &quot;Walking Dead&quot; star showing up at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wizards games" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/WashWizards/status/2013376385692123593" data-vars-content-id="2295a3de-c2ba-4f2e-9250-797a8bff49f7" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/WashWizards/status/2013376385692123593" target="_blank">Wizards games</a> and beloved <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="red-sauce joints" data-vars-click-url="https://www.popville.com/2026/01/dcs-own-spotted-jon-bernthal-filomena/" data-vars-content-id="2295a3de-c2ba-4f2e-9250-797a8bff49f7" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.popville.com/2026/01/dcs-own-spotted-jon-bernthal-filomena/" target="_blank">red-sauce joints</a> qualifies as actual star power.

Exclusive: D.C.'s snowstorm failures lead resident to run for mayor

Rini Sampath blasts the top candidates for mayor as political insiders

A D.C. resident fed up with the city&#x27;s snow response is running for mayor.Why it matters: Rini Sampath, 31, is entering the growing field as a political outsider, telling Axios she will focus on government efficiency.

Jesse Jackson's D.C. legacy

Jesse Jackson became the city's top statehood advocate in the 1990s

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jesse Jackson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-dies-civil-rights-leader" data-vars-content-id="b1dd9a96-8568-4f90-a3f2-f61a2e5d6fda" data-vars-headline="Jesse Jackson&#x27;s D.C. legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-dies-civil-rights-leader" target="_self">Jesse Jackson</a> once considered running for D.C. mayor, before becoming the city&#x27;s first shadow senator in the 1990s, lending the statehood cause a national spotlight.Why it matters: Jackson, who died on Tuesday at 84, leaves a local legacy of activism.

Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter

Plus: New saplings arrive at the Tidal Basin.

Peak <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cherry blossom" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/02/22/cherry-trees-plum-trees-dc" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/02/22/cherry-trees-plum-trees-dc" target="_self">cherry blossom</a> bloom could arrive later than recent years thanks to D.C.&#x27;s record-breaking cold.Why it matters: It&#x27;s been a brutal winter — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="snowcrete" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/28/snow-emergency-extended-as-snowcrete-slows-dc-cleanup" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/28/snow-emergency-extended-as-snowcrete-slows-dc-cleanup" target="_self">snowcrete</a>, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sewage spill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/13/sewage-spill-potomac-river-safety-fishing-swimming-future" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/13/sewage-spill-potomac-river-safety-fishing-swimming-future" target="_self">sewage spill</a> — and the District could use some floral joy ASAP.

What a Trump administration means for hometown D.C.

MAGA world despises the "swamp" and wants to shrink government, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of local civil servants.

Election

Donald Trump&#x27;s return to Washington portends four rocky years with the District — especially if he makes good on his campaign rhetoric to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;take over&quot; the city" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/06/24/trump-take-over-dc-government-congress" data-vars-content-id="811d63be-8e48-4a07-9dd1-77872f5d6374" data-vars-headline="What a Trump administration means for hometown D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/06/24/trump-take-over-dc-government-congress" target="_self">&quot;take over&quot; the city</a>.Why it matters: MAGA world despises the &quot;swamp&quot; and wants to shrink government, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of local civil servants.

D.C. approves Initiative 83 for ranked-choice voting

The measure also allows independents to vote in primaries.

D.C. has approved <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Initiative 83" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/08/06/ranked-choice-voting-open-primaries" data-vars-content-id="db21344f-5ffe-4bbc-9673-9b43070f50a5" data-vars-headline="D.C. approves Initiative 83 for ranked-choice voting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/08/06/ranked-choice-voting-open-primaries" target="_self">Initiative 83</a>, according to the AP, so expect two big changes to local elections: ranked-choice voting and allowing independents to vote in primaries.The big picture: Supporters of ranked-choice voting say it will press candidates to build a broader coalition of supporters and that open primaries will allow more people to have a say in key races.<ul><li>Initiative 83 faced fierce opposition from the city&#x27;s Democratic establishment.</li></ul>

Reminiscing on D.C.'s fave viral moments from the 2020 election

Sure, all the extremely online Washingtonians refreshing their X timelines tonight want to know when the race will be called, but they&#x27;re also scrolling to find out which viral moments will be the real winners of this <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="election season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/04/election-results-certification-timeline" data-vars-content-id="f10e84b1-a15c-4e57-bd30-c6fdb98316e7" data-vars-headline="Reminiscing on D.C.&#x27;s fave viral moments from the 2020 election" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/04/election-results-certification-timeline" target="_self">election season</a>.The big picture: As we prepare to doom-scroll alongside all of the DMV, we found ourselves reminiscing on a few of the online hyper-fixations from the 2020 election.

Voter guide: What's on the ballot in the DMV

There is a big Senate race in Maryland, and a D.C. ballot initiative that would change the future of voting.

Voters in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Here&#x27;s what you need to know about the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2024 election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/us-presidential-house-senate-elections" data-vars-content-id="36a30a39-a898-42e5-9a78-2a320bbbda24" data-vars-headline="Voter guide: What&#x27;s on the ballot in the DMV" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/us-presidential-house-senate-elections" target="_self">2024 election</a>. Why it matters: There is a big <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Senate race in Maryland" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/maryland-senate-race-alsobrooks-hogan-polling" data-vars-content-id="36a30a39-a898-42e5-9a78-2a320bbbda24" data-vars-headline="Voter guide: What&#x27;s on the ballot in the DMV" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/maryland-senate-race-alsobrooks-hogan-polling" target="_self">Senate race in Maryland</a>, and a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="D.C. ballot initiative" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/08/06/ranked-choice-voting-open-primaries" data-vars-content-id="36a30a39-a898-42e5-9a78-2a320bbbda24" data-vars-headline="Voter guide: What&#x27;s on the ballot in the DMV" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/08/06/ranked-choice-voting-open-primaries" target="_self">D.C. ballot initiative</a> that would change the future of voting — plus the presidential contest and down-ballot races.

Maryland will decide on a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights

The measure has produced some confusion, not least because abortion is already legal in the state.

In deep-blue Maryland, it&#x27;s unlikely that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="abortion" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/health/axios-explains-abortion" data-vars-content-id="767e1068-478f-485e-89d1-89a14dcf9400" data-vars-headline="Maryland will decide on a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/health/axios-explains-abortion" target="_self">abortion</a> rights would be rolled back, but voters could still enshrine it in the state constitution through a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ballot initiative" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/10/24/ballot-measures-dominate-2024-election" data-vars-content-id="767e1068-478f-485e-89d1-89a14dcf9400" data-vars-headline="Maryland will decide on a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/10/24/ballot-measures-dominate-2024-election" target="_self">ballot initiative</a> this election.The intrigue: The initiative — Question 1, Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom — has produced some confusion, not least because abortion is already legal in the state at all stages of pregnancy.

People in D.C. are putting life on pause amid election anxiety

People aren't traveling, buying property or even partying.

Politics

It&#x27;s not just <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="election results" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/24/election-results-timing-vote-count" data-vars-content-id="d42a1f17-2d87-442a-9119-f9b29f1e827e" data-vars-headline="People in D.C. are putting life on pause amid election anxiety" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/24/election-results-timing-vote-count" target="_self">election results</a> that could be delayed: Washingtonians are pushing off plans and taking a &quot;wait and see&quot; approach to life amid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="anxiety" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/10/28/election-day-events-detox-distractions" data-vars-content-id="d42a1f17-2d87-442a-9119-f9b29f1e827e" data-vars-headline="People in D.C. are putting life on pause amid election anxiety" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/10/28/election-day-events-detox-distractions" target="_self">anxiety</a> surrounding the presidential race.Why it matters: The state of paralysis is impacting everything from the local real estate market to small businesses — and no one is certain how long it&#x27;ll last.

Trump's calls to downsize federal government could hurt DMV economy

Also potentially impacted: D.C.'s struggling office market.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Former President Trump" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" data-vars-content-id="06ba6b8c-8a47-4c96-82ad-1ac39bbb4026" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s calls to downsize federal government could hurt DMV economy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_self">Former President Trump</a>&#x27;s talk of downsizing government agencies during a potential second administration threatens to disrupt the DMV&#x27;s already struggling <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="office market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/04/24/office-space-availability-dc" data-vars-content-id="06ba6b8c-8a47-4c96-82ad-1ac39bbb4026" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s calls to downsize federal government could hurt DMV economy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/04/24/office-space-availability-dc" target="_self">office market</a>.Why it matters: The federal government is a huge employer in the Washington region, and reducing its footprint could hamper the local economy, experts say.

The presidential debate is tonight, and D.C. is dreading it

Culture

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Debate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/25/trump-debate-cnn-jake-tapper" data-vars-content-id="c163e6ee-2444-42f0-ae6d-6d9a1993266e" data-vars-headline="The presidential debate is tonight, and D.C. is dreading it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/25/trump-debate-cnn-jake-tapper" target="_self">Debate</a> night in D.C. typically brings Super Bowl-level excitement to a city that can get high off the sweet smell of democracy and knows all the lyrics to &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="I&#x27;m Just a Bill." data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpdxEMelR0" data-vars-content-id="c163e6ee-2444-42f0-ae6d-6d9a1993266e" data-vars-headline="The presidential debate is tonight, and D.C. is dreading it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpdxEMelR0" target="_blank">I&#x27;m Just a Bill.</a>&quot;<ul><li>But this go around, people seem to be … dreading it.</li></ul>The big picture: In years past, debate nights and town halls have been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="must-watch events" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/25/biden-trump-presidential-debates-viewership/74202927007/" data-vars-content-id="c163e6ee-2444-42f0-ae6d-6d9a1993266e" data-vars-headline="The presidential debate is tonight, and D.C. is dreading it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/25/biden-trump-presidential-debates-viewership/74202927007/" target="_blank">must-watch events</a>: Over 73 million people tuned in to see then-presidential candidate Biden and President Trump duke it out in September 2020, and Hillary Clinton and Trump&#x27;s September 2016 faceoff saw a record <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="84 million viewers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/27/495692196/clinton-trump-showdown-is-most-watched-presidential-debate" data-vars-content-id="c163e6ee-2444-42f0-ae6d-6d9a1993266e" data-vars-headline="The presidential debate is tonight, and D.C. is dreading it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/27/495692196/clinton-trump-showdown-is-most-watched-presidential-debate" target="_blank">84 million viewers</a>.

Election 🗳️

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D.C. approves Initiative 83 for ranked-choice voting

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Voter guide: What's on the ballot in the DMV

Maryland will decide on a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights