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Commanders Won’t Name Jayden Daniels Starting QB Yet: ‘When He’s Ready, We’ll Know’
Football is back. NFL teams are hitting the gridiron as training camps kick off across the league, marking the beginning of a new season. With this, the Washington Commanders get a great chance to get a feel for a new-look team.
Now, the team brought in more than just an overhauled roster. They’ve got a new general manager and coaching staff — along with fresh ownership. From top to bottom, the Commaders’ franchise got a reset.
Among the moves made this offseason — all of which were sound and forward-focused — drafting LSU product and Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick is the most exciting. He’s got the potential to be a franchise quarterback heading into a fresh situation with Washington.
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Still, the Commanders haven’t named Daniels as the starting quarterback heading into the offseason, and it might not even be done before preseason. Washington head coach Dan Quinn talked about the decision to not quite name him a starter yet to kick off preseason.
“It’s not a secret, but it is a journey and a process,” Quinn said. “As we’re going — when he’s ready, we’ll know. When he’s ready, he’ll also know.”
The process behind this decision feels quite simple. The team is allowing Daniels to make an arrival and “earn” the starting job over Marcus Mariota and Jeff Driskel. There’s no reason to believe Daniels won’t be starting for the first offensive snap during the Commanders’ first regular season game.
Some pundits and analysts have drawn hefty comparisons for Daniels, claiming he could have a similar season to Houston Texans’ CJ Stroud and his rookie season a year ago. The debate between Daniels and Caleb Williams will be there all season, too.
Daniels inevitably earning the starting job will make for an exciting brand of football behind the dual-threat quarterback.
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Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington and More Celebrate Opening Night of The Whoopi Monologues
Kara Young, Dominique Fishback, Kecia Lewis, Kerry Washington and Danielle Pinnock
(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com)
The Whoopi Monologues opened on July 13 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, reimagining Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 one-woman show as an ensemble piece. The cast, which features Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Dominique Fishback, Kecia Lewis and Danielle Pinnock, assembled on opening night to serve red carpet glam. Cedric The Entertainer, Don Cheadle, Angela Bassett, Ana Navarro and Goldberg herself also turned up in their finery. Scroll down for some hot shots of the stars in attendance and check out the full gallery below!
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14 July 2026•Update: 14 July 2026
A US Air Force helicopter made a precautionary landing in northwest Washington, DC late Monday, local media reported.
The incident occurred at approximately 9.25 p.m. (0125GMT Tuesday) when a UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland landed along Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW, close to the Georgetown Reservoir.
All four crew members who were on board are safe, according to media reports.
Maintenance personnel and law enforcement officials remained at the scene into the early hours of Tuesday as authorities assessed the aircraft and investigated the circumstances surrounding the landing.
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It may be the middle of July, but the Old Farmer’s Almanac is already looking ahead to the fall with cooler temperatures ahead.
The Almanac, which has been one of the most trusted weather prediction sources for more than two centuries, recently released its fall forecast, showing a wide range of weather throughout the United States.
But what about in the Washington DC region? Here’s what the Almanac says.
What is the fall weather forecast in the Washington DC area?
DC sits along the Almanac’s Atlantic Corridor, and that region should expect a “cool, dry” fall, according to the forecast.
“Expect cooler and wetter conditions than usual this fall,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac says. “Below average temperatures are forecast, along with an uptick in precipitation over traditional averages.”
Last year, DC received 6.53 inches of rain during September, October and November — significantly lower than the city’s 30-year average of 10.50 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
September’s average temperature was 72.2 degrees, with October at 60.3 and November at 49.9 degrees. The season had an average temperature of 60.8 degrees, slightly below the 30-year average of 61.0 degrees.
What does the Farmer’s Almanac say about winter in Washington DC?
In its long-range forecast, the Almanac forecasts above average temperatures this winter in DC with snowfall below normal.
“The coldest periods will occur in mid- to late-December and early and late January,” it says. “The snowiest periods will be in late December, early January, and late February.”
The Old Farmer’s Almanac says it is 80% accurate, but a 2017 University of Illinois study found it to be just 52% accurate.
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