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The FOMC voted 12-0 on 16 September 2026 to raise the federal funds target range by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4 to 4 percent, and its projections now point to a higher year-end rate.

Executive Order 14430 makes marine recreational fishing a consideration in all federal ocean decisions and orders NOAA to replace mail-in catch surveys with app reporting and to use states' data where its own MRIP estimates are unreliable.

ARPA-H's new SPECTRA program, launched on 17 September 2026, seeks earlier and more accurate autism diagnosis and more precise care by combining biological, clinical, behavioral and real-world data with advanced computational tools.

Treasury's OFAC extended the license that lets Lukoil negotiate and sign conditional deals for LUKOIL International from 19 September to 22 October 2026, with the Carlyle agreement still awaiting separate approval.

On 22 September 2026 ARPA-H named teams led by the University of Vermont, Stanford and Novelna, with Verily, Sage Bionetworks and Vanderbilt on the acceleration side, in a CIRCLE program of up to $144.9 million over five years.

After Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins warned on 22 September 2026 that the draft order could undermine merit review, the White House dropped a plan for a panel to screen NIH grants, though it has not abandoned changing how research dollars are awarded.

Takeout window and patio in Alethia Tanner Park serving breakfast tacos all day.

479 military personnel from every branch, an Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon, a Rose Garden military review and a flyover by a B-2 and four F-22s: the formal welcome for Xi Jinping on the morning of 24 September 2026, his first White House arrival ceremony since 2015.

On 24 September the Senate voted 74-25 to invoke cloture on S.4668, the Cruz-Cantwell bill that creates a federal NIL right for college athletes and replaces the patchwork of state laws, and adopted the Cruz-Cantwell substitute 77-23; it passed the Senate 77-22 on 28 September.

On Monday 28 September 2026 the Senate passed S.4668, the Cruz-Cantwell Protect College Sports Act, 77-22, giving the NCAA an antitrust exemption to enforce pay caps, transfer and eligibility rules; the House does not return to vote until 9 November, after the midterms.

Canadian spirits, wine and malt beer are barred from entering the US from 29 September 2026, escalating the 50% tariff into a near-total import ban over provinces' boycott of American alcohol.

NHTSA's Chief Counsel ordered Tesla to answer 21 questions under oath by 30 September 2026 on how it self-certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, as meeting federal safety standards.

Hiking, biking and leaf viewing along Rock Creek.

NHL hockey in Chinatown-Penn Quarter, easy to reach by Metro.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes September 2026's Employment Situation at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on 2 October. August added 162,000 jobs with unemployment at 4.1%; Kalshi prices 70% on another gain above 60,000.

Trump announced on October 4 that Jay Clayton would serve as AI czar and lead the Super Intelligence Force. The appointment supersedes the October 2 forecast; the task force was given 120 days to report on AI risks and opportunities.

OFAC issued General License 135 on October 9, authorizing Russian-origin diesel transactions, including US imports, until April 7, 2027, with specified state-account restrictions.

The Association of the United States Army's annual meeting, which bills itself as North America's premier land-power exposition, fills the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from 12 to 14 October 2026 under the theme "America's Army: The Foundation of the Joint Force".

BLS reported September CPI inflation of 3.7% year over year and a seasonally adjusted 0.6% monthly increase. Gasoline rose 9.1% over the month; core CPI rose 0.3% monthly and 2.6% annually.

A weekend fall market in Georgetown.

The Federal Reserve voted 10–2 on October 28, 2026 to hold its policy rate at 3.75%–4.00%. Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack preferred a quarter-point increase.

Tiki bar and pu pu platters from the Astoria team in the former Little Serow space.

Voters nationwide decide control of the U.S. House and Senate in the first midterm election of Donald Trump's second term. Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi, along with the generic congressional ballot, have swung toward Democrats over the course of 2026, a reversal from the start of the cycle, as Trump's approval rating slid and voters cited cost-of-living pressures as a top concern.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the October 2026 Employment Situation at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on 6 November. On 3 November Kalshi priced payrolls above 0 at 82% and unemployment above 4.0% at 94%.

The one-year suspension of Section 301 fees on China-linked vessels expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on 9 November 2026 unless USTR publishes a new Federal Register notice, whatever the wider US-China truce says.

BLS publishes October 2026 consumer prices at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on 10 November. In the 6 November evening snapshot, Kalshi’s Yes bid/ask was 58–61% above a 0.2% headline monthly increase and 41–43% above a 0.2% core increase. These are market forecasts, not published inflation.

A holiday light show across the zoo grounds.

The NWSL's title game returns to Washington's Audi Field, home of the Spirit, on Saturday 21 November in primetime on CBS, the climax of a championship week of awards, a skills challenge and a fan fest.

A holiday train display and plant-based landmarks.

NVIDIA's GTC returns to Washington from 30 November to 3 December 2026, centred on the Ronald Reagan Building, with Jensen Huang's keynote on 1 December at 2 p.m. ET.

The Edmonson will provide 139 affordable apartments, including 50 replacement public housing homes, plus retail and community space. Operator advertises a late-fall opening; local September 2026 reporting expects completion by year end.

PAHO's Regional Verification Commission will decide in November 2026 whether the United States and Mexico, each a year into sustained measles transmission, keep their elimination status; Canada and the Americas region already lost theirs in November 2025.

The national tree and state trees are displayed south of the White House.

A waterfront ice rink beside The Anthem.

New to the tour in 2026, a one-day VMware Explore for the US public sector, state and local governments and contractors, at the Ronald Reagan Building on 8 December.

The Federal Open Market Committee announces its final 2026 rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on December 9, the last of the year’s eight scheduled meetings. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had a second consecutive quarter-point hike as the favourite at 67%, with a hold at 31% and cuts priced near zero; Polymarket agreed almost to the point.

The new federal hemp definition, capping finished products at 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container, starts on 11 December 2026 after Congress pushed it back a month from 12 November.

President Trump has said US tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel from Canada will rise to 50% on 1 January 2027, doubling the 25% now charged on Canadian autos, after trade talks collapsed in August.

The Congress elected in the 2026 midterms first meets on January 3, 2027, and the House can do no other business until it has a Speaker. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's market on the next new Speaker had Hakeem Jeffries at 86% — the table's chance, against “88% chance” on the order ticket beside it — with Jim Jordan at 10% and Steve Scalise at 2.6%.

The BLS Employment Situation report for December 2026, out at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 8, 2027, fixes the unemployment rate the year closes on. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had U-3 above 4.0% at 81% but only 5% above 5.0%, so traders expected a labour market that has loosened without cracking.

The October 2025 Busan truce (a 10-point cut to the US fentanyl tariff, general licences for Chinese rare-earth exports, US soybean purchases, paused port fees) now lapses on January 10, 2027. Scott Bessent announced the two-month extension from November 10 as Xi Jinping landed in Washington.

Bidding in FCC Auction 114 for 132 FM broadcast construction permits, the first FM auction since 2021, is tentatively scheduled to start on 2 February 2027 after a 29 January mock auction.

A three-week celebration with a parade, kite festival and Sakura Matsuri.

Nationals Park opens March25; final homestand ends September26,2027.

A 5K and 10-mile race timed to the cherry blossoms.

PAHO and every country and territory in the Americas mark their 25th Vaccination Week at the end of April 2027, the yearly push to catch up children and adults on vaccines as measles spreads across the region.

The FCC's Auction 115 puts 3,248 flexible-use licenses covering 160 MHz of Upper C-band spectrum (3.98-4.14 GHz) up for bid across the contiguous US, with bidding tentatively set to begin on 27 April 2027 ahead of a 4 July 2027 statutory deadline.

On 27 October 2026 Kalshi put an official Fannie Mae IPO confirmation at 1% before Nov 1, 2026, rising to 14% before Jun 1, 2027. The largest step in the ladder runs from May 1, 2027 to Jun 1, 2027 (8% to 14%), so that window is the market's most likely stretch; it is a bet on timing, not a listing date.