D.C. Education & Civic Life: Sen. Ashley Moody is pushing the PLEDGE Act, requiring U.S. flags in every classroom in Washington, D.C., daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance, and students to stand during the anthem, with an opt-out tied to parent consent. Local Government & Accountability: The District of Columbia reached a $50,000 settlement with Ventana Productions after prosecutors said the company billed the government for hidden employee food expenses disguised as IT products. D.C. Courts & Public Safety: A federal judge questioned the Trump administration’s justification for banning Anthropic from certain DoD AI work, saying the government didn’t show enough to “really justif[y]” the move. Immigration & Rights: An Afghan woman accused of terrorism is fighting deportation in the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, arguing the process violates due process. D.C. Community & Business: Georgetown’s new Hoya Hotel at Georgetown is set to open in August, adding 145 rooms and a large events space near MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. National Guard in D.C.: Prosecutors say a National Guard major used government travel money and forged documents to support a secret second marriage while stationed abroad, with sentencing pending in Washington. Sports (D.C. event): The Citi Open quarterfinals are set for today at Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, with Alejandro Tabilo vs. Ben Shelton among the matchups.