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Washington, DC, Is a Great Place to Visit Even During a Government Shutdown
At Washington Harbour, located on ‘K’ Street between 30th and 31st Streets, there are several waterfront restaurants, as well as the Georgetown Waterfront Park and the Key Bridge Boathouse, where visitors can rent a kayak, canoe, and paddle boats. There are also river cruises and water taxis that connect the region’s waterfronts.

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Colorado representatives prepare to head to Washington, DC to vote on possible end of government shutdown
US House Returns to Washington for Vote to End Government Shutdown
US Senate passes funding bill that could end government shutdown within days
The 41-day shutdown, the longest ever, has left government services temporarily suspended and about 1.4 million federal employees on unpaid leave or working without pay

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Senators take first step to end US government shutdown
US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown
Government shutdown is on track to end soon. When will the House vote?
The 60-40 Senate vote saw seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats once again step across party lines to pass the legislation.

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End to longest US government shutdown one step closer - as Democrats face backlash
Senate passes legislation to end government shutdown, bill heads to the House

Three DC homicides in six hours test Trump’s claim of safer Washington

Fatal violence strikes Washington, D.C., as three people killed in homicides during Trump's declared war on capital crime. Police probe separate shooting incidents.

Commanders’ new DC stadium could be named for President Trump

President Trump has his eye on a DC construction project far bigger than the White House ballroom and wants the new Washington Commanders’ stadium named after himself.

DC National Guard deployment in the nation's capital ordered by Trump is extended to Feb. 28

The Washington D.C. National Guard will be deployed to the nation’s capital through the end of February, according to formal orders reviewed by The Associated Press
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DC’s struggling housing market faces "direct impact" of shutdown

The federal government shutdown is expected to have a “direct impact” on the Washington, D.C. housing market, experts say, delivering another blow to the capital after headwinds caused by the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) mass firings ...

Why is Missouri basketball traveling to DC for season-opener? What contract, Dennis Gates say

Missouri men's basketball will open its season in Howard's 2,700-person arena in Washington, D.C. Here's why MU is traveling to the capital to play.
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DC LOVE Act allows couples to get marriage licenses during shutdown

With all of the other details to keep track of while planning a wedding, the last piece you'd want to go wrong would be the legal checkbox that is picking up your marriage license. But for couples marrying in D.C. in the near future, that checkbox got ...
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