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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. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George reveals how she'd handle Trump

The democratic socialist dove deep into a range of topics for the first time.

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Mayoral candidate <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Janeese Lewis George" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/11/20/janeese-lewis-george-bowser-dc-mayor-election-zohran-mamdani" data-vars-content-id="3c850410-729e-40ed-aaa4-33038fc55d58" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George reveals how she&#x27;d handle Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/11/20/janeese-lewis-george-bowser-dc-mayor-election-zohran-mamdani" target="_self">Janeese Lewis George</a> would support a new business tax to fund child care for all. And says she&#x27;d work with President Trump on redeveloping downtown.Why it matters: Lewis George is vying against <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kenyan McDuffie" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/15/dc-mayoral-kenyan-mcduffie-janeese-lewis-george-campaign-election-fundraising-fair-elections" data-vars-content-id="3c850410-729e-40ed-aaa4-33038fc55d58" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George reveals how she&#x27;d handle Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/15/dc-mayoral-kenyan-mcduffie-janeese-lewis-george-campaign-election-fundraising-fair-elections" target="_self">Kenyan McDuffie</a> to lead the nation&#x27;s capital, and her strategy echoes that of fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor who isn&#x27;t shy about his disagreements with Trump but also seeks areas of cooperation.

D.C. on the verge of lifting Potomac River recreation restrictions

It's an early sign the region may be turning a corner on what officials have called the worst sewage spill in U.S. history.

D.C. is aiming to lift its restrictions on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Potomac River" 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="6c022735-497c-4c20-8ad3-0e1621adaeec" data-vars-headline="D.C. on the verge of lifting Potomac River recreation restrictions" 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">Potomac River</a> recreation on March 2 — three weeks after the last sewage surge was reported (<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Superbowl Sunday&#x27;s &quot;wipegate&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/science/environment/non-flushable-wipes-more-sew[…]tomac-river-super-bowl/65-bbe1af6c-6dd0-4aad-bb99-1fcb16a2c650" data-vars-content-id="6c022735-497c-4c20-8ad3-0e1621adaeec" data-vars-headline="D.C. on the verge of lifting Potomac River recreation restrictions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/science/environment/non-flushable-wipes-more-sew[…]tomac-river-super-bowl/65-bbe1af6c-6dd0-4aad-bb99-1fcb16a2c650" target="_blank">Superbowl Sunday&#x27;s &quot;wipegate&quot;</a>) and six weeks after the initial spill.Why it matters: It&#x27;s an early sign the region may be turning a corner on what officials have called the worst sewage spill in U.S. history — and a test of public trust in the river.

Union Station wants a lighting makeover for its facade

Officials say the looksmaxxing would also boost public safety.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Union Station" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/12/02/union-station-project-amtrak-moynihan-train-hall" data-vars-content-id="ca68d975-5a06-4223-9e8b-ff37d009fa46" data-vars-headline="Union Station wants a lighting makeover for its facade" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/12/02/union-station-project-amtrak-moynihan-train-hall" target="_self">Union Station</a> wants a literal glow-up — nighttime lights outside, brighter bulbs inside.The big picture: The train station&#x27;s CEO has wanted to work with the Trump administration on realizing its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="longterm modernization project" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/05/14/union-station-renovation-progress-update" data-vars-content-id="ca68d975-5a06-4223-9e8b-ff37d009fa46" data-vars-headline="Union Station wants a lighting makeover for its facade" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/05/14/union-station-renovation-progress-update" target="_self">longterm modernization project</a>, and a flashier entrance for D.C.&#x27;s front door might appeal to the president&#x27;s sensibilities.

Kenyan McDuffie turns up the heat in mayor's race

Zingers are flying in D.C.'s first open mayor's race in a generation.

Mayoral hopeful <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kenyan McDuffie" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/15/dc-mayoral-kenyan-mcduffie-janeese-lewis-george-campaign-election-fundraising-fair-elections" data-vars-content-id="c50096a0-7afb-41b5-949a-d148ee81ab96" data-vars-headline="Kenyan McDuffie turns up the heat in mayor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/15/dc-mayoral-kenyan-mcduffie-janeese-lewis-george-campaign-election-fundraising-fair-elections" target="_self">Kenyan McDuffie</a> is dialing it up, jabbing his opponent and getting a pep talk from triathlete-turned-mayor Adrian Fenty.Why it matters: The first open mayor&#x27;s race in a generation is sparking debates about ICE and how to fund child care — and zingers are flying as McDuffie tries to differentiate himself from democratic socialist Council member <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Janeese Lewis George" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/23/janeese-lewis-george-mayor-race-election-trump-democratic-socialism" data-vars-content-id="c50096a0-7afb-41b5-949a-d148ee81ab96" data-vars-headline="Kenyan McDuffie turns up the heat in mayor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/23/janeese-lewis-george-mayor-race-election-trump-democratic-socialism" target="_self">Janeese Lewis George</a>.

D.C. asks Trump for money to clean up sewage disaster

Maryland's Democratic governor, meanwhile, shot back at Trump: "Do your job."

Earlier this week, President Trump demanded local officials repair the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Potomac 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="d775066a-5dd6-47ea-b7ea-806a6911b80c" data-vars-headline="D.C. asks Trump for money to clean up sewage disaster" 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">Potomac sewage spill</a> &quot;IMMEDIATELY&quot; or call him and &quot;ask, politely, to get it fixed.&quot;Why it matters: The ask is now out.

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.

DOGE'd federal worker runs for mayor

Hope Solomon says she wants to shake up the race.

A laid off federal worker is running for D.C. mayor.Why it matters: Hope Solomon is one of the many feds whose lives were upended by DOGE — the Elon Musk operation that derailed the city&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="economy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/10/dc-unemployment-rate-high-2025-doge-economy" data-vars-content-id="29cdd53e-afa9-4252-b087-cd92b33e8ef8" data-vars-headline="DOGE&#x27;d federal worker runs for mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/10/dc-unemployment-rate-high-2025-doge-economy" target="_self">economy</a>.

Doni Crawford running for D.C. Council after being appointed to office

"The word of the year is affordability," the former budget analyst says.

It&#x27;s been three weeks since Doni Crawford was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="appointed" data-vars-click-url="https://dccouncil.gov/doni-crawford-appointed-as-councilmember-council-committees-reorganized/" data-vars-content-id="89148d28-f596-4a00-9799-963c98ed9fe2" data-vars-headline="Doni Crawford running for D.C. Council after being appointed to office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://dccouncil.gov/doni-crawford-appointed-as-councilmember-council-committees-reorganized/" target="_blank">appointed</a> as D.C.&#x27;s newest council member, and now she&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="asking" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbcu_an1Mmk" data-vars-content-id="89148d28-f596-4a00-9799-963c98ed9fe2" data-vars-headline="Doni Crawford running for D.C. Council after being appointed to office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbcu_an1Mmk" target="_blank">asking</a> for your vote.Why it matters: Crawford&#x27;s path to power was unusual — and now she&#x27;ll be running against a familiar name, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Elissa Silverman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/11/10/dc-council-elisa-silverman-leader-progressive-vaccum" data-vars-content-id="89148d28-f596-4a00-9799-963c98ed9fe2" data-vars-headline="Doni Crawford running for D.C. Council after being appointed to office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/11/10/dc-council-elisa-silverman-leader-progressive-vaccum" target="_self">Elissa Silverman</a>, the progressive who formerly held the seat.

Trump-stacked commission eyes Pennsylvania Avenue overhaul

The last overhaul of the 1.2-mile stretch came in the 1970s.

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Federal officials want to move on a &quot;once-in-a-generation opportunity&quot; to remake Pennsylvania Avenue.Why it matters: America&#x27;s Main Street — once considered <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the most prized commercial stretch of D.C." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/04/23/most-expensive-street-commercial-real-estate" data-vars-content-id="ee09af7a-ef24-4fe0-954d-efd19df4ef85" data-vars-headline="Trump-stacked commission eyes Pennsylvania Avenue overhaul" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/04/23/most-expensive-street-commercial-real-estate" target="_self">the most prized commercial stretch of D.C.</a> — needs some sprucing up.

Virginia Democrats use NoVa to their advantage in redistricting

The Dems' proposed map would deliver them all but one of the state's 11 House districts in this year's midterms.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Virginia Democrats" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/10/29/virginia-redistricting-judge-whats-going-on" data-vars-content-id="f7b0f0d4-768e-4c28-ae70-71c6bbbbed9b" data-vars-headline="Virginia Democrats use NoVa to their advantage in redistricting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/10/29/virginia-redistricting-judge-whats-going-on" target="_self">Virginia Democrats</a> have released a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="congressional map proposal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.vpap.org/redistricting/2026/" data-vars-content-id="f7b0f0d4-768e-4c28-ae70-71c6bbbbed9b" data-vars-headline="Virginia Democrats use NoVa to their advantage in redistricting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.vpap.org/redistricting/2026/" target="_blank">congressional map proposal</a> that could deliver them all but one of the state&#x27;s 11 House districts in this year&#x27;s midterms.Why it matters: They want to use Northern Virginia and metropolitan Richmond to do it.

D.C. mayoral hopefuls see how snow can set your legacy

Plowing becomes a good-government proxy for the city's mayoral candidates.

For candidates running to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser, last week&#x27;s snow-sleet-ice conflagration was a crash course in mayoral politics: Showing up still counts.Why it matters: Today&#x27;s mayoral hopefuls saw what happens when the city&#x27;s chief executive stumbles on the most basic of municipal duties — clearing the streets.

Scoop: No, Randy Clarke will not run for D.C. mayor

It puts a lid on online chatter from transit superfans.

Metro General Manager <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Randy Clarke" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/10/30/randy-clarke-metro-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-election" data-vars-content-id="ab37b6b8-81ec-469e-ac2f-5e219d88e554" data-vars-headline="Scoop: No, Randy Clarke will not run for D.C. mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/10/30/randy-clarke-metro-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-election" target="_self">Randy Clarke</a> is flattered by the interest — but he tells Axios he&#x27;s not running for D.C. mayor.Why it matters: Clarke puts to rest the half-joking — and often earnest — &quot;Randy for mayor&quot; chatter that took off on social media after Metro&#x27;s turnaround, including its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="widely praised snowstorm response" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/29/randy-clarke-metro-dc-snow-plow-muriel-bowser" data-vars-content-id="ab37b6b8-81ec-469e-ac2f-5e219d88e554" data-vars-headline="Scoop: No, Randy Clarke will not run for D.C. mayor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/29/randy-clarke-metro-dc-snow-plow-muriel-bowser" target="_self">widely praised snowstorm response</a>.

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Kenyan McDuffie turns up the heat in mayor's race

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D.C. asks Trump for money to clean up sewage disaster

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DOGE'd federal worker runs for mayor