2022 in Washington, D.C.

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.

• February 2: Washington Redskins name controversy
  • It is announced that, starting in the 2022 NFL season, the Washington Football Team will be renamed as the Washington Commanders in order to replace the Redskins name, considered a racial slur, which was retired in mid-2020 following the nationwide George Floyd protests.^[1]

• February 20: President Joe Biden holds a National Security Council meeting on the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis.^[2]
• March 6: A convoy of truckers inspired by the Canadian convoy protesters gather at the Capital Beltway in Washington, D.C. to call for all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates to be lifted.^[3]
• March 15: The DC Police Department arrest a suspected serial killer involved in the murders of two homeless men, and the attempted murder of three others in Washington, D.C. and New York City.^[4]
• March 22: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.^[5]
• March 23: House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker and Capitol physician Brian P. Monahan announce that a phased reopening of the United States Capitol will begin next week after the Capitol was closed for 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]
• June 6:
  • Washington, D.C. reports a case of orthopoxvirus.^[7]
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19.^[8]

• July 21: President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19.^[9]
• July 30: President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time and will be in isolation.^[10]
• August 4: Three people are killed and a fourth person is seriously injured by a lightning strike at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.^[11]

• 2022 in the United States