Saturday, October 17

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Thousands of people around the country will protest the Trump administration on Saturday at “No Kings” rallies, which will focus on early voting ahead of the midterm elections. 

The No Kings Vote Early event will start next to Memorial Circle in Arlington, VA, featuring a rally and voter fest. Then, participants will march across the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C.

“It’s not about did 10 million people show up?’, it’s about ‘are all the neighborhoods letting their people know where to vote, when to vote and that it’s important that they vote?’” Susan Douglas, an organizer with Third Act DMV, said. 

4 things to know about the weather:

Cooler, blustery conditions today after the rain. Showers could stick until 8 a.m. to noon, but temperatures Saturday will be in the mid-50s, marking about a 25° temperature drop.

After the rain and clouds move out, sunshine takes over for the weekend. Expect excellent visibility and very dry air.

 Boo at the Zoo is back! Kids can go trick-or-tricking at stations across the National Zoo (3001 Connecticut Ave. NW) amid Halloween displays that won’t be too scary for littles. The event includes after-hours access to the Small Mammal House, Elephant Community Center and Reptile Discovery Center, as well as a magician, a pumpkin patch and a dance party. Costumes encouraged for all ages; full-face masks prohibited. Fri.-Sun. 6-8:30 p.m.; admission $35; carousel rides and zoo train rides $6 extra.

Sip samples from dozens of wineries from across the DMV and beyond during D.C. Wine Fest. It’s at Dock 5 at Union Market (1309 5th St. SE). All wine tastings included with admission; food available for purchase. Fri. 6-9 p.m.; Sat. – multiple sessions; tickets start at $44.

These artists are an open book — literally. “American Stories: Artists’ Books from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives,” a new exhibit at the National Museum of American History, takes a look at how a series of American artists tell their stories in book form. Take a walk through the gallery and ponder the meaning of art, books and being an American. Open daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; free.

Two Virginia state senators have pre-filed a data center moratorium bill ahead of next year’s general assembly session.

Democrats Russet Perry and Danica Roem, who represent Loudoun and Prince William respectively, say their bill would prohibit any new data center in Virginia from July 1 of next year through July 1 of 2030.

The pause is needed until Virginia establishes real protective measures surrounding data centers, according to Sen. Perry. Some of those protections would address environmental concerns.  

The Department of the Interior appears to have complied with a judge’s order to remove all tree-cutting equipment from East Potomac Park Golf Course.

Saturday morning, the nation’s capital awoke to news that more than 400 trees — some of them large and healthy — had been cut down by contractors working for Interior, angering the judge overseeing the lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s publicly stated plan to turn the historic public links into what he describes as a championship level course.

At a hearing Monday, Judge Ana Reyes told administration lawyers she was extremely unhappy that the advance notice she’d requested was not made until Friday last week at 4:55 p.m. She ordered work to stop until a hearing Oct. 19 and took the further step of ordering the tree-cutting equipment removed by 8 a.m. Friday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pushing back against a government watchdog agency’s suggestion ICE agents’ body cameras should turn on automatically.

Typically, ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents’ are required to turn on their cameras at the beginning of enforcement.

“We found some areas where they could improve,” Government Accountability Office Director Heather MacLeod said.