| Good morning. It's Monday, March 6, and I'm grinning from ear to ear reading about Guy Fieri's DC Kitchen and Bar. Onward to the news. 🌤 60/40. Mostly sunny, but cloudy later. Capital Weather Gang gives it a 7/10. |
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 | Amazon is pausing construction at its second headquarters in Arlington. | - The latest: One set of offices is set to open later this year, but the larger piece of HQ2 is being put on hold, the company confirmed last week.
- Why? In part because of the pandemic, but Amazon's business has declined because of overexpansion. The company has laid off 18,000 corporate employees and slowed hiring and growth at its warehouses.
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 | Metro will return to an automatic train system. | - How we got here: The Automatic Train Operations system was abandoned after a 2009 fatal collision, despite investigations showing ATO played no role in the incident.
- Why it matters: Agency leaders say relaunching the system could dramatically improve service and change Metro's fortunes.
- The timeline: Metrorail should be running in ATO by December, officials said, as long as regulatory permission is granted.
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 | Larry Hogan said he won't run for president. | - The announcement: The former Maryland governor released a statement and went on TV yesterday to say he wouldn't seek the 2024 Republican nomination, which avoids a showdown with former president Donald Trump, whom Hogan has criticized.
- Crowded field: Hogan has pitched himself as a centrist, but he feared splitting the vote with multiple candidates. That scenario could help Trump, who has led nearly every major poll.
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 | Maryland's governor looked for unconventional nominees to fill his Cabinet. | - Wes Moore deliberately built a team without relying on ties to Maryland's political establishment to help implement what he calls an "audacious" agenda.
- The result: Members include a female doctor who rose through a male-dominated field, and an Army reservist once expelled from the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" law.
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 | D.C. statehood advocates are searching for a way forward after a dispiriting week. | |
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 | The next steps in the prospective sale of the Washington Commanders appear uncertain. | - The background: Owner Daniel Snyder has made demands of the league and other team owners for legal protections that would extend beyond him selling his franchise, those with knowledge of the NFL's inner workings have said.
- Several potential buyers have been identified. But Snyder has refused to entertain a bid from Jeff Bezos, who owns The Post, out of "spite" over coverage of Snyder and the team — although it could be a negotiating tactic.
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 | Lou Stovall, a D.C. artist and master printmaker, died this weekend. |  Lou Stovall in 2000. (Mario Tama for The Washington Post) |  | Today's Perspective | From Candace Buckner: St. John's College High basketball coach Patrick Behan keeps fighting. Before you go … the Washington Women in Jazz Festival begins tonight at 7 at Blues Alley. And finally … test your news knowledge with today's On the Record quiz. Click here to play. You're all caught up. See you tomorrow.  (Illustration by Katty Huertas/The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Want more local coverage? Get the latest stories and exclusive content on D.C., Maryland and Virginia here. Want to catch up quickly on the biggest global news? Sign up for The 7 morning briefing. |
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