President Trump used the Defense Production Act to secure U.S. supplies of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, the White House says. The move raises industry praise and environmental pushback.

Extinction Rebellion says FBI agents questioned members in New York and Boston. Rights advocates warn the contacts could chill nonviolent protest and raise civil‑liberties concerns.

Councilmembers introduced an omnibus bill to replace D.C.’s Housing Production Trust Fund with a five‑account Housing Opportunity Fund and at least $150M a year. Sponsors say the change would speed construction, preserve homes and help tenants buy buildings under TOPA.

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is reported to be taking on the CDC as acting director amid ongoing leadership turmoil at HHS. Multiple outlets say the change was reported by the New York Times and picked up by Reuters and Axios.

Mayor Bowser increased DC public school funding, raising the per-student funding formula to $15,455, aimed at benefiting around 100,000 students and covering teacher salary raises per union agreements.

Democrats and progressive groups will hold a "People’s State of the Union" on Feb. 24 as many lawmakers weigh skipping or silently protesting President Trump’s address. The counter‑rally is billed as a platform for people harmed by the administration’s policies.

Judge Ana Reyes read death threats aloud during a D.C. hearing after blocking the Trump administration’s move to end Haiti’s TPS, preserving protections for roughly 350,000 people while the case proceeds.

DHS employees at St. Elizabeths say asbestos dust from emergency demolitions is drifting into occupied offices, and a 2024 GSA audit warned of past asbestos mismanagement.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society sued the FTC, saying its record demands about gender‑affirming care are unconstitutional. The cases could reshape federal oversight of medical societies.

The DC Council will hold a historic panel with early councilmembers to discuss political reforms in the District from 1967-1975, during Black History Month.

A Senate reauthorization would give the federal cold‑case board more time to release records — the board has already published about 40 cases that have revealed long‑hidden details to grieving families.

A Massachusetts bill would ban the sale of medical debt, bar medical bills from credit reports and curb aggressive collections. Supporters say it would shield families from ruinous debt.

The Supreme Court will deploy in‑house software in mid‑March to scan filings and flag potential financial and party conflicts, with new disclosure rules for litigants.