D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) most recent mask mandate, which orders three-year-olds to cover their faces, exempts lawmakers and government employees while they are “on duty.” Bowser issued the order Wednesday, mandating everyone over the age of two wear a mask in both indoor and outdoor settings. “Under the new Mayor’s Order on masks, people must wear a mask when they leave their homes... 

At least 13 people including the gunman identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, died during a Monday morning attack on the Navy Yard complex in Washington, DC. Officials say the motives of the shooting are not yet known. Pentagon officials have said the Navy would wait 24 hours before releasing any of the victims’ identities. Police were initially looking for two other potential shooters, though the...