Afternoon Buzz: A trans 24-year-old finds his voice — and ignites a union effort at his Starbucks

Daniel Snyder conducted 'shadow investigation' of accusers, panel finds; Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe with fresh subpoenas; Lawmakers on Jan. 6 committee ramp up their security as threats increase; About 10,000 Prince George's voters received the wrong sample ballots; Amazon workers in Maryland say they were fired for union organizing; Youngkin's LGBTQ board pick vows to stop crude tweets; Heavy storms entering Washington's northern areas; Va. couple sailing to Portugal go missing after boat damaged in storm; Smithsonian picks four potential spots for women's and Latino museums; George Izo, backup QB for Washington, other NFL teams, dies at 84; Landover Hills is 'a welcoming community'; For Nikhil Rao and Bottled Up, making music is finding relief; 3 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days; Virginia's U.S. House elections are set; How D.C. is protecting women's access to health care ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) A trans 24-year-old finds his voice — and ignites a union effort at his Starbucks At Starbucks stores across the nation, a burgeoning labor movement is being led by young female and LGBTQ employees. "This new generation is going to be the one to bring unions back," said an organizer who has been supporting union efforts in Maryland. By Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   Daniel Snyder conducted 'shadow investigation' of accusers, panel finds The investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform also found that the Commanders owner and his representatives tried to blame the franchise's workplace issues on former team president Bruce Allen. By Mark Maske, Liz Clarke and Nicki Jhabvala ●  Read more »   Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe with fresh subpoenas Prosecutors appear focused on how political activists supporting President Donald Trump tried to use invalid electors to thwart Joe Biden's 2020 victory. By Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   Lawmakers on Jan. 6 committee ramp up their security as threats increase All lawmakers on the committee are likely to receive a security detail, according to three people involved with the investigation. By Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey and Jacqueline Alemany ●  Read more »   About 10,000 Prince George's voters received the wrong sample ballots About 10,000 voters in Prince George's County received incorrect sample ballots ahead of July's primary elections. By Daniel Wu ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Amazon workers in Maryland say they were fired for union organizing The labor movement's growing effort to organize Amazon facilities has reached the D.C. suburbs, not far from its new corporate offices at HQ2. By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   Youngkin's LGBTQ board pick vows to stop crude tweets Casey Flores says he will tone down his sometimes crude presence on Twitter now that Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed him to Virginia's LGBTQ Advisory Board. By Laura Vozzella ●  Read more »   Heavy storms entering Washington's northern areas Severe thunderstorm and flood watches were posted for the D.C. area through Wednesday evening. By Jason Samenow and Jeff Halverson ●  Read more »   Va. couple sailing to Portugal go missing after boat damaged in storm Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, of Virginia Beach, were reported missing after they were expected to return home from a sailing trip to Portugal's Azores islands. By Lindsey Bever ●  Read more »   Smithsonian picks four potential spots for women's and Latino museums The Arts and Industries Building and three undeveloped plots on the Mall are in contention for the Smithsonian's Latino and women's history museums. By Peggy McGlone ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   George Izo, backup QB for Washington, other NFL teams, dies at 84 With Washington in 1963, he tied an NFL record by throwing a 99-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Mitchell. By Matt Schudel ●  Read more »   Landover Hills is 'a welcoming community' The town of about 150 acres of hills in Prince George's County contains more than 500 single-family homes, a mix of Colonials, Cape Cods and ranchers. By Anastazja Kolodziej ●  Read more »   For Nikhil Rao and Bottled Up, making music is finding relief The D.C.-born band will perform at Comet Ping Pong on June 25. By Chris Kelly ●  Read more »   3 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days Machine Gun Kelly, Corinne Bailey Rae and Purity Ring perform. By Chris Kelly ●  Read more »     Opinions Virginia's U.S. House elections are set Opinion ●  By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   How D.C. is protecting women's access to health care Opinion ●  By Brianne K. Nadeau ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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