The D.C. Council kicked off its fall session with swearing over breakfast, mocking each other from the dais, passing a tax increase on high earners and then holding a hastily scheduled meeting behind closed doors guarded by police officers. But after three days marked by animosity and personality clashes, the city’s legislators are hesitant to say they their image has suffered, though political pundits were quick to zero in on that point.

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