Emergency Landing at DCA — “A Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and other top DHS officials made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon outside Washington, D.C., after one of its engines failed. The pilot of the plane, a C-37A, reported the loss of an engine to air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.” [CBS News]
Food Security Grants Open — Arlington is marking Hunger Action Month with a new grant funding opportunity for local nonprofits and an updated five-year food security plan. An estimated 13.4% of residents, roughly 31,500 people, experience food insecurity, according to the county. [Arlington County]
Rosslyn Firm Raises $847M — Washington Harbour Partners has secured more than $847 million from 22 investors for a new fund, an SEC filing shows, “as interest in defense and national security startups surges.” The firm is based at 1201 Wilson Blvd. [WBJ]
DCA Manager Recalls 9/11 — Chris Browne, who ran Reagan National on Sept. 11, 2001, told News4 the airport sent a specialized fire truck to the burning Pentagon. “We had burning embers coming out of the smoke plume landing on the airport,” he said. [NBC 4]
Lawmakers Seek Merger Session — Arlington’s state Sen. Barbara Favola (D) is among Democratic lawmakers asking Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) to convene a September special session to extend the review of the proposed $67 billion Dominion-NextEra merger. Without a ruling in 180 days, the deal wins automatic approval. [ALXnow]
Va. Defied Voting Order — A federal judge said Virginia stretched his January order barring broad felon disenfranchisement “to a ridiculous extreme.” State officials say they have restored voting rights for 100,000 Virginians this year and are backing a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot. [Washington Post]
Warner, Kaine Target Tariffs — The Virginia senators and 12 colleagues introduced the End Trump’s Tariff Tax Act, which would revoke and refund the president’s newest tariffs. The senators said “American families, small businesses, and farmers are footing the bill” for the trade war. [Press Release]
It’s Thursday — Mostly sunny with a high near 95 and heat index values as high as 103. Winds out of the southwest at 2–7 mph, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Lows tonight around 77. [NWS]
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