D.C. leaders are fighting to keep the U.S. capital locked down, even as neighboring states begin lifting restrictions, members of Congress return to Capitol Hill and President Trump champions efforts to reopen the nation's economy
and the city’s most prominent resident, President Donald Trump, champions efforts to reopen the nation’s economy.
But after working early in the crisis to coordinate a response with the states of Maryland and Virginia, home to the heavily populated D.C. suburbs, the District now finds itself breaking from its larger neighbors when it comes to reopening plans. That it’s sandwiched between them will make it that much harder to hold the line.
Employees at two poultry plants on the Maryland and Virginia Eastern Shore are being tested after a recent outbreak there, and D.C. saw an 80-person uptick in confirmed positive cases from Friday to Saturday.Fast. Short. Daily. We take you behind the headlines and help you understand the biggest stories driving politics and policy.
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