Maryland and Virginia governors hold closed-door regional meeting with Mayor Bowser in Washington on February 5

Closed-press meeting brings together leaders of the District, Maryland, and Virginia

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser met privately Thursday morning with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger in a regional meeting closed to the press, according to the officials’ public schedules.

The meeting was listed for 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2026, on Bowser’s public calendar as a “regional meeting” with Moore and Spanberger, designated “Closed Press.” Virginia’s governor also listed a 10:30 a.m. engagement the same day: a meeting with Moore and Bowser, likewise marked “Closed Press.”

Limited public details, but timing highlights an early test of regional coordination

No public readout, agenda, or list of attendees beyond the three principals was released in connection with the meeting on either schedule entry. The designation “closed press” indicates the conversation was not open to media coverage.

The session occurred less than three weeks after Spanberger was sworn in on Jan. 17, 2026, as Virginia’s 75th governor. In that context, the Feb. 5 meeting represents one of the earliest publicly scheduled engagements bringing together the District’s mayor with Virginia’s new administration and Maryland’s governor.

Regional meetings can cover shared services that cross borders

While the officials did not publicly specify topics for the Feb. 5 discussion, cross-jurisdiction coordination among the District, Maryland, and Virginia commonly centers on issues that affect residents and commuters across the metropolitan area. Such coordination can include:

• Transportation and infrastructure planning across state and District boundaries
• Public safety coordination among neighboring jurisdictions
• Emergency preparedness and mutual aid planning
• Workforce and federal-employee-related concerns affecting the region

Public schedules show the meeting was part of a full day of official events

Bowser’s public calendar showed additional scheduled activity after the regional meeting, including a separate public event later in the day. Virginia’s schedule similarly listed other official items during the week, including a cabinet meeting earlier in February marked closed to the press.

The only publicly available information about the Feb. 5 meeting was its time, participants, and closed-press status as reflected on the leaders’ official calendars.

Absent a public statement, the outcomes of the Bowser-Moore-Spanberger meeting—and whether further regional sessions are planned—were not disclosed on Thursday.