President Donald Trump announced Colorado appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch as his pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
(The Washington Post)
Virginia has intervened in a lawsuit against Trump‘s immigration order. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two Yemeni men with permanent U.S. residence status who were forced to return to Ethiopia after arriving at Dulles International on Saturday and signing papers their attorneys argue they did not understand. Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring called the order “sweeping, poorly understood and chaotically implemented.”
(The Washington Post)
Virginia Rep. Dave Brat held a Facebook town hall after revealing his constituents have been demanding a public forum since Trump‘s inauguration. Brat said, “The women are in my grill no matter where I go… And believe me, it’s not to give positive input.”
(The Washington Post)
WMATA is considering cutting Arlington bus service, including routes 5A; 13Y; 15 K and L; 17 A, B, F and M; 18 P, R and S; and 28X.
(ARLnow)
South Riding Republican Subba Kolla announced his bid for the House of Delegates’ 87th District. He will challenge incumbent Democrat John Bell.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)
Arlington County is considering affordable housing development for artists. Virginia Square, Columbia Pike, Four Mile Run Valley, Shirlington and Crystal City are being considered as possible development locations.
(ARLnow)
New barre studio Neighborhood Barre is now open on Irving Street in the Beacon at Clarendon apartment building.
(ARLnow)
