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whose mate disappears —

and other odd things that

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LOCAL OPINIONS

Leaders and residents

need to work together to

extend and improve the

Capital Crescent Trail. C4

OBITUARIES

Professor Sophie Freud,

97, challenged much of

her famed grandfather’s

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In D.C., reminders

of why this time

must be different

The thing about

fourth-graders is

...
They may pull
away their hand at
school drop-off
but then at home
ask if they can
crawl into your
bed to cuddle.
They may beg you to buy them
their own phone but also find
happiness in getting new
Squishmallows.
They may amaze you with their
knowledge of science or the
human condition one day and
then later say something that
reveals they still believe in the
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Theresa

Vargas

This article is by Ellie Silverman,

William Wan, Jasmine Hilton,

Lauren Lumpkin, Erin Cox,

Samantha Latson

and Michael E. Ruane

Thousands of people in rain

slickers and T-shirts gathered in

Washington on Saturday to rally

against gun violence, and to hear

impassioned speeches from shoot-

ing survivors and relatives of the

slain condemning the epidemic of

gun deaths across the country.

Demonstrators assembled on

an overcast day on the National

Mall to join the rally staged by

March for Our Lives, the organiza-

tion founded by student survivors

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Thousands rally

on Mall against

gun violence

BY GAYA GUPTA

The average price for a gallon

of gasoline hit $5 for the first time

Friday across the Washington re-

gion, reinforcing a shift in behav-

ioral changes as motorists in-

creasingly turn to carpools, pub-

lic transit and other methods to

find financial relief.

Prices in the D.C. area ranged

from about $4.96 in some outer

suburbs to $5.24 in the District,

according to AAA, mirroring a

national rise ahead of the sum-

mer travel season. The numbers

are the highest recorded in the

region, forcing motorists to seek

out cost savings amid a broad

jump in the cost of many consum-

er goods.

Travis King, 43, commutes

nearly two hours each day from

his home in Spotsylvania County,

Va., to his health care job in

Rockville, Md. Unable to reduce

his driving, about three months

ago he decided to switch to a

more fuel-efficient car. The price

of fuel has also threatened earn-

ings from two family-owned busi-

nesses, which his wife operates

during the week.

“We’ve had to up the prices of

our products,” he said on a recent

morning, filling up a portion of

his tank at a Wawa station in

Fredericksburg. “If I’m paying

this amount for gas, I’ve got to

offset that somewhere.”

Whether driving less or reduc-

ing costs elsewhere, King is

among millions of motorists ad-

justing their lives to become

more fuel-efficient as fuel prices

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Drivers

adapt as

gas tops

$5 a gallon

BY SPENCER S. HSU

AND RACHEL WEINER

The chief federal trial court

judge in Washington rejected ar-

guments Friday that televised

hearings by the House select

committee investigating the Jan.

6, 2021, Capitol attack will bias

potential jurors against defen-

dants in upcoming criminal tri-

als, saying that if anything law-

makers appear to be placing re-

sponsibility for the violence on

former president Donald Trump

and his close advisers, rather

than riot participants.

Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl

A. Howell said the leaders of the

House panel made clear in Thurs-

day’s prime-time hearing that it is

“behind-the scenes planning go-

ing on with the former president

and those close to him that is the

focus for where accountability

lies for what happened on Janu-

ary 6.”

“Why isn’t that theme actually

helpful to this defendant, making

him seem like a small cog in

bigger political machinations

happening behind the scenes?”

Howell told an attorney for An-

thony Robert Williams, of the

Detroit area, who faces trial June

27.

Benton C. Martin, Williams’s

assistant federal defender, ar-

gued that the House hearings

raised “the decibel level of media

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Judge

rejects

Jan. 6

bias f ear

DEFENDANTS SAY TV

HEARINGS TAR THEM

But jurist says panel

pinning blame on Trump

PHOTOS BY AMANDA ANDRADE-RHOADESFOR THE WASHINGTON POS

TOP: March for Our Lives rallygoers gathered in the District and

around the country on Saturday to advocate for gun-control laws.

ABOVE: “I’m so angry,” said David Hogg, a co-founder of the

organization and survivor of the 2018 shooting at Marjory

Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. “A s we gather

here, the next shooter is plotting his attack,” he said.

‘Something’s got to give’

BY GAYA GUPTA,

OMARI DANIELS

AND JESSICA CONTRERA

During a week when this city

was viscerally reminded of the

country’s traumas, with March

for Our Lives on the National

Mall and insurrection hearings

at the Capitol, D.C.’s Capital Pride

Parade on Saturday was an exer-

cise in joy.

Bubbles floated, drag queens

strutted, children cheered from

atop their parents’ shoulders.

Thousands gathered for the

parade, which was back fully

in-person after two years of mod-

ified celebrations because of the

pandemic. The hours-long cel-

ebration spread along a 1½-mile

route through the Shaw, Logan

Circle and Dupont Circle neigh-

borhoods.

Zsannette Olson, 50, her two

daughters and one of their

friends arrived at the parade

after participating in the March

for Our Lives rally earlier in the

day. Exhausted after taking part

in the solemn protests against

gun violence, they were excited

to enjoy the Pride festivities.

Still, Olson said they knew

they weren’t just there to cel-

ebrate, but also to continue advo-

cating for equality and safety for

all.

“We’re definitely showing up

more, making our voices heard,

calling our congressmen and let-

ting them know we’re not stand-

ing for it,” she said of recent

legislation restricting LGBTQ

rights.

This year’s parade comes at a

time of political uncertainty for

LGBTQ rights around the coun-

try. Florida legislators recently

passed the Parental Rights in

Education bill, which bans in-

struction or discussion about

LGBTQ issues in schools for

younger students; critics call it

the “don’t say gay” bill. In Texas,

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered

investigations into the use of

gender-affirming care for trans-

gender children.

“These are bills that are affect-

ing us and our education,” said

Natalia Peña, 18, who just gradu-

ated from Hayfield Secondary

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Amid uncertainty, Pride parade celebrates LGBTQ community

ASTRID RIECKEN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Spectators cheer during the Capital Pride Parade in D.C. on Saturday.