Mayoral Money. Campaign finance reports for D.C. political candidates are out. Among the two leading mayoral contenders, Kenyan McDuffie reported raising $139,000 in the last month and has $1.7 million in cash on hand. Janeese Lewis George reported $133,000 in the last month and has $873,000 in the bank. Notably, McDuffie’s donations came from 836 D.C. residents and 214 non-D.C.ers. Lewis George’s almost identical haul involved donations from 1,919 D.C. residents and 272 non-D.C.ers. Look for both campaigns to brag: McDuffie’s about the financial prowess, Lewis George’s about their impassioned small-dollar base of support.

Downtown Restaurant Doldrums. A D.C. culinary star says he’s giving up on downtown D.C. for the time being, citing ongoing uncertainty over the health of downtown — and the city’s tipped perpetually changing minimum wage policy. “I’m not going to bring any businesses back to Washington until Washington decides what’s going to be the model for a consistent period of time,” Eric Ziebold, whose high-end restaurants Kinship and Métier closed last year, told WTOP.

Lincoln Latest A D.C. nonprofit led by former National Park Service official Charles Birnbaum has filed suit to stop the repainting of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The complaint accuses the administration of failing to go through mandatory checks before altering a historic landmark: “The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design,” the complaint reads. “It was the design.” Meanwhile, according to the New York Times, the costs for the project are now at $13.1 million. Trump initially projected $1.8 million.

Men of the People. Congressional candidate Brooke Pintogot dragged on social media last week over an ad touting aid for first-time homeowners. The spot shows a collection of regular folks who could benefit. Critics jeered that one of those humble citizens in the ad is actually Graham McLaughlin, a Sotheby’s real estate agent and former pro-business D.C. Council candidate. Meanwhile, a tipster alerted me that there’s actually a second unlikely regular guy in the video: Ernest Jarvis, the well-connected son of former Councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis and a real estate consultant himself.

Finally: The June 14 UFC bout on the White House lawn — which happens to take place on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday — is shaping up to be a kind of MAGA see-and-be-seen spectacle, NBC news reports. Invite-only tickets are the subject of massive politicking, and the Trump team is “raising a s--- ton of money and have used it as another unofficial vehicle for corporate donors to give,” a GOP lobbyist says. Beyond looking out for the conservative celebrities jetting in for the event, regular Washingtonians can also watch from the Ellipse, where there will be giant TV screens.

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Author Austin Graff is on today’s podcast to discuss his book, 111 Places for Kids in Washington D.C. Here are four favorites from his list, as described in the interview. Listen to the whole thing here.

• "There are two very large unicorn statues just off of Rock Creek Park in a small northwest neighborhood called Barnaby Woods, and they kind of guard this townhouse development along what's called Unicorn Lane...they really are the only unicorn statues in the entire city."
• "She still loves the Beauvoir Playground on the campus of the National Cathedral, which is one of the largest playgrounds in the entire city. It's entirely enclosed, giving parents and caregivers peace of mind. But they have a zip line, and there's not many outdoor zip lines you can find in the city."
• “East of the river, there's a Marvin Gaye-themed playground. So rather than climbing on a jungle gym, you're climbing on a saxophone and a guitar and musical notes. There's a wonderful statue that honors [Gaye], who has his roots in Washington, D.C. And then in the summer it turns into a splash pad as well."
• “One of the cheapest ice creams is inside Eastern Market at Fine Sweet Shoppe, and kids tend to love it because they just like any ice cream .... it's only a few dollars, and that's the oldest market in the city.”