Washington, D.C
How Washington, D.C., is handling thousands of migrants bused from Texas
Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introduced again in April a plan to voluntarily bus undocumented migrants that cross the Texas-Mexico border to Washington, D.C., greater than 6,000 migrants have arrived within the nation’s capital.
Texas has additionally began busing migrants to New York Metropolis. Mayors of each cities have referred to as the technique inhumane and have requested the federal authorities for assist.
Amanda Gomez, a reporter for the Washington, D.C. NPR-affiliate WAMU, stated that primarily native non-profits and volunteers have been responding to the arrival of migrants on buses despatched from Texas and now Arizona.
“They’ve supplied people assist — be it a bus or airplane ticket in the event that they’re trying to go away D.C. or they’ve supplied them momentary housing, both connections to a shelter and even volunteers would even provide their very own houses to quickly home folks,” Gomez stated. “However they’re overwhelmed.”
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested federal help to supply support in intaking migrants who’re arriving from the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested to make use of town’s personal Nationwide Guard; D.C. just isn’t a state and so can not activate its personal Nationwide Guard,” Gomez stated. “That request was denied final week. The federal authorities stated that it was an excessive amount of of an open-ended request.”
Gomez stated the nonprofit SAMU, which is straight serving migrants arriving on buses, would really like extra assist from town. The group is asking for an area to consumption migrants. For the time being, they’re doing it out of Union Station’s meals court docket.
“There’s no privateness,” Gomez stated. “It’s a bus station. It’s a practice station. It may be fairly chaotic. They need to have the ability to provide a respite. Folks are available in, they’re hungry, they need a bathe. So SAMU would love a spot to host folks quickly.”
Gomez additionally stated that it’s a combined bag as as to whether some migrants really wish to journey to D.C.
“I do know that some folks have willingly bought on the bus as a result of it makes extra sense to go on the bus to their last vacation spot,” Gomez stated. “Typically, although, you realize, they had been making an attempt to go to a different a part of Texas and didn’t understand that by occurring – like, simply took a free trip – [they] simply bought farther from their vacation spot.”
WASHINGTON – With more and more delivery vehicles on the roads. D.C. is trying to figure out ways to ease some of the congestion at curbs.
There are several pilot programs in play right now to deal with all the delivery drivers and vehicles—mopeds, Amazon, UPS and FedEx trucks.
There is also new legislation proposed by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen that would charge drivers for parking using cameras mounted on poles by reading their license plates.
What they’re saying:
“I don’t need to bill someone lots of money to pull over for parking. If you only need five minutes, let’s make it cheap—25 cents, very little amounts—but just manage that better and that’s what the cameras and technology can help us do,” Allen said. “My goal is, I want to keep that travel lane clear.”
Allen said that model been piloted in cities like Pittsburgh and Boston and has been fairly successful.
FOX 5 spoke with D.C. Department of Transportation Director Sharon Kershbaum to break down some of the other pilot programs they are hoping can help.
First, they are turning some high-traffic dense corridors into super-short-term parking—think ten minutes or half an hour at most.
“So if the commercial corridor has things like hair salons or vet clinic, we know those areas still need an hour or two hours of parking, but when you have a strip that has a lot of fast-casual restaurants, those are the ones that work best for the 10-minute parking,” Kershbaum said.
That way, food delivery drivers can park and pick up quicker without taking up too much curb space.
Next, they are trying to replace big 18-wheeler delivery vehicles on congested roads by hubbing them and having smaller vehicles or even pedal or E-bikes pick up packages and do the drop-offs.
And finally, on Tuesday, DDOT issued permits for those Kiwibots—the little food delivery robots you’ve probably seen or heard of—to operate on the campuses of both Howard University and George Washington University.
“Curbside is always a challenge for us,” Kershbaum said. “There’s not enough supply to meet demand so we have to be really innovative to use what we can.”
Local perspective:
Jonah Bliss with Curbivore, which he calls a community gathering around the future of transportation and delivery, said the District seems to be moving in the right direction with the changes.
“Because we leave our curbs unpriced, so to speak, especially in D.C., there’s a perverse incentive to grab every inch of curb you can, park your truck illegally in the no loading zone,” Bliss said.
DDOT is also offering nearly 70 free E-bikes to delivery drivers who want to trade in their mopeds, many of which are illegal and unlicensed in the District.
Again, these are all pilot programs in specific areas, so they will test them out and see exactly what works to implement city-wide.
Washington, D.C
Ballard Partners’ Washington office grows with four lobbyists and significant office expansion
Thomas Boodry, Grace Colvin, Alison Anway and Scott Wagner are joining the D.C. team.
Ballard Partners is announcing the addition of four lobbyists to its Washington, D.C. office: Thomas Boodry, Grace Colvin, Alison Anway, and Scott Wagner. This significant expansion of talent is complemented by the firm’s new, larger footprint in its Washington office, occupying approximately 20,000 square feet.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Grace, Thomas, Scott, and Alison to our powerhouse Washington team,” said Brian Ballard, President of Ballard Partners. “Their combined experience and deep understanding of the policy landscape will be invaluable to our clients as we continue to navigate complex issues in Washington.
“This expansion of both our talent and our physical presence in the Homer Building underscores our firm’s sustained growth and unwavering commitment to providing unparalleled advocacy and strategic counsel.”
Boodry is the former Special Assistant to President Donald J. Trump and Senior Director for Legislative Affairs at the National Security Council. He also served as Legislative Director to former U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz and as Legislative Aide to then-U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
Colvin is the former VP of Federal Advocacy and Strategy for The League of Credit Unions and Affiliates, where he represented nearly 400 credit unions across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia before the White House, Congress, and regulatory agencies.
Anway is a health policy specialist formerly in Ballard’s Tallahassee office. She started her career with Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas during the ACA debate and later led federal public policy for Anthem.
Wagner is a Yale and University of Miami Law graduate who co-chaired Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2022 Transition Team. He serves on the Biscayne Bay Commission and is Vice Chair of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board. He was previously based in Ballard’s Miami and Tallahassee offices
Washington, D.C
India-US trade deal: Indian team reaches Washington DC for fresh round of talks; Donald Trump’s tariff deadline nears – Times of India
India-US trade deal: As US President Donald Trump’s fresh reciprocal tariff deadline of August 1, 2025 nears, a senior delegation from India’s Commerce and Industry Ministry has landed in Washington DC. The team will look to finalize an interim trade deal between India and the US.India and the United States aim to resolve disagreements in key sectors, particularly agriculture and automobiles, whilst working towards a mutually beneficial trade agreement.
The US administration under Trump has extended the deadline for implementing additional tariffs on various nations, including India, until August 1, providing extra time for negotiations beyond the initial July 9 cut-off date.Donald Trump has been on a tariff letter spending spree since last week, and has threatened high tariffs on over 20 countries. Notably, India has not received any such letter till now and Trump said last week that the US was nearing a trade deal with India.Also Read | India-US trade deal: Will Donald Trump go for less than 20% tariff rate for India? Top 10 developments to track
India-US Trade Deal Talks
- According to an ANI report, discussions on the mini or interim
bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US are expected to start Monday morning (US time) and will span across four days. - The Chief Negotiator and Special Secretary of the Commerce Ministry, Rajesh Aggarwal, is scheduled to participate in the talks from Wednesday, the report said.
- The early arrival of the preliminary team before the chief negotiator indicates a systematic approach, where initial talks will likely address agenda setting and procedural aspects, followed by detailed negotiations with senior officials.
- A few days ago, a Bloomberg report quoting sources said that the US is working on a trade deal with India, in which America will impose a tariff rate of less than 20%. This would be lower than the 26% tariff rate announced by Trump on April 2.
India and the US have expressed interest in expanding their trade relationships and bolstering their economic collaboration through diversified partnerships.India maintains a significant trade relationship with the United States, which stands as one of its principal trading partners. American companies increasingly view India as a crucial market for their international expansion plans.Also Read | India-US trade deal: Opening India’s dairy sector to America could cause huge losses; ‘Rs 1.03 lakh crore annually…’An official statement last week confirmed that Indian negotiators would visit the United States to advance the ongoing trade discussions.Both nations have set a target to enhance their bilateral trade volume to $500 billion by 2030, with plans to establish a formal Bilateral Trade Agreement.Officials from India’s Department of Commerce have engaged in multiple discussions with their counterparts from the Office of the US Trade Representative to finalise a comprehensive trade agreement.
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