DC Daybook — Friday, August 21, 2026

        Aug. 21, 2026, 11:32 a.m.

    DC Daybook — Friday, August 21, 2026

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Weather
MOSTLY SUNNY. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
84°F / 68°F
High / Low 6 mph NE
Wind 0%
Rain chance 6:27 AM
Sunrise 7:54 PM
Sunset
National Weather Service forecast. No active DC weather alerts.
Tonight
Low 68°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
1 to 5 mph Saturday
High 80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 6 mph Sunday
High 85°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 8 mph

Movement Calendar
From the Movement Infrastructure Project's Movement Calendar. Click here to see what's happening in our movement or to submit your event!
3:00 PM Poetry Kickoff with María Fernanda
201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, District of Columbia 200
7:00 PM Author Talk: Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez — Conversion Therapy Dropo
5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20008
7:30 PM Brookhouse w/ La Vaina Fantasma + Sur Cósmico
1508 N Capitol St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20002

Congressional Press Pool
From the Electronic Bulletin Board System.
Congress is typically out of session on Fridays. No press pool events scheduled.

Congressional Committee Schedule
Congress.gov daily committee schedule.
No committee hearings scheduled. Congress is typically not in session on Fridays.

Supreme Court
From the latest DC Weekly Planner.
The Court is in summer recess for this week. No oral arguments or opinion releases are scheduled. A summer order list is scheduled for Monday, August 17, 2026; the Court says summer order lists generally cover motions, petitions for rehearing, and other miscellaneous matters. Visit supremecourt.gov.

Monday, August 17

TBD

Summer order list

Scheduled by the Court as part of its 2026 summer order-list calendar. It may include actions on motions in pending cases, petitions for rehearing, and other miscellaneous matters.

Trump Daily Schedule
Today's published schedule from Roll Call Factba.se.
TBD The President departs the White House en route Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The White House — Restricted Pool
TBD The President arrives Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SC — Pre-Credentialed Media
TBD The President departs Myrtle Beach, South Carolina en route the White House
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SC — Out-of-Town Travel Pool
TBD The President arrives the White House
The White House — Restricted Pool
8:00 AM The President participates in Executive Time
The White House — Closed Press
9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
The White House — In-Town Pool
11:00 AM The President participates in Photo Opportunities
Oval Office — Closed Press
11:45 AM The President participates in a Policy Meeting
Oval Office — Closed Press
2:00 PM The President participates in a Policy Meeting
The White House — Closed Press
3:30 PM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews — Out-of-Town Travel Pool
7:00 PM The President delivers Remarks
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SC — Pre-Credentialed Media

DC Council
From Council Hearings and Meetings.
No hearings scheduled. The hearing page returned a JavaScript shell and could not expose any live hearings.

Mayor's Office
Mayor Bowser public calendar: check the Mayor's Office newsroom.
No Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Friday, August 21, 2026 was posted in the newsroom as of this briefing.

AlertDC
Official DC emergency alerts from AlertDC. Crime alerts excluded.
No alerts issued today.
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