It’s very hard for me to believe that 25 years have passed since that unfathomable attack on our country. It’s impossible to erase the memory of where I was the moment I heard the news (walking across the quad at Boston College), the fear I had for my family who worked in Manhattan at that time, or the incredible pain that followed for each of us.

What we’re seeing is a stunning deviation from democratic norms, and straight from the totalitarian playbook. The longer the National Guard is here, the more normalized every encounter becomes.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, will introduce a Wealth Proceeds Tax as permanent legislation to be considered in the fall. Nadeau, who has been pursuing the surtax on unearned income for high-income taxpayers, said Monday that she would pursue the tax as part of the expected September Council hearing on taxes and revenues.

D.C. Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) welcomed submission of new legislation by Mayor Muriel Bowser on contracting and procurement reform, saying it addresses some of the same issues addressed in her own legislation on the topic, which she introduced last month. She said she will review the Mayor’s proposal to see where the two bills align with and complement each other.