Washington DC Local News
Five stories defined the defined the DC-area in 2025 – WTOP News
[ad_1] 1/5 Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in D.C.…
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Washington DC Local News
‘Huge difference’: DC businesses feel impact of National Zoo’s closure — and reopening – WTOP News
[ad_1] A bakery near the National Zoo is celebrating the impending return of zoo visitors after seeing a drop in foot traffic and sales…
Washington DC Local News
Overloaded email inboxes and other challenges face federal employees as they return to work – WTOP News
[ad_1] With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history now over, federal employees are returning to work. But, as they do so, a range…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Floridians get a preview of skyrocketing healthcare premiums as Democrats hold the line
[ad_1] Nathan Boye, a father of three from Orlando, doesn’t usually like being in the spotlight. “But I’ve been told my story matters,” he…
Los Angeles, California Local News
Big delays at LAX and San Diego airports amid air traffic control staffing shortage
[ad_1] Two of Southern California’s busiest airports were experiencing average flight delays of at least an hour Sunday amid air traffic control staffing shortages…
Sacramento, California Local News
‘Everyone is doing well’: President Trump praises economy amid layoffs, potential SNAP crisis
[ad_1] ‘Everyone is doing well’: President Trump praises economy amid layoffs, potential SNAP crisis President Trump promotes economic prosperity during his visit to Japan,…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Democratic-led states sue Trump administration to keep SNAP food assistance funds flowing
[ad_1] A coalition of 25 Democratic-run states sued the Trump administration Tuesday to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance that…
Washington DC Local News
Maryland Democrats hear from federal workers at Bowie town hall – WTOP News
[ad_1] Two Democratic members of Congress from Prince George’s County held a roundtable meeting Thursday in Bowie to talk about the government shutdown. Two…
Washington DC Local News
DC-area housing market holds steady, but risks of recession grow – WTOP News
[ad_1] A D.C.-area real estate broker said the housing market has shown resiliency during the government shutdown. But he’s concerned about the risk of…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Orlando airport holds food drive for federal workers amid government shutdown
[ad_1] Credit: Orlando International Airport/Facebook As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, the agency overseeing the Orlando International Airport has organized a…
Washington DC Local News
‘We just couldn’t be more excited’: LOVE Act brings weddings back to DC – WTOP News
[ad_1] Love triumphed over bureaucracy in D.C., with the LOVE Act allowing couples to obtain marriage licenses during the federal government shutdown. This page…
Washington DC Local News
‘We just couldn’t be more excited’: LOVE Act brings weddings back to DC – WTOP News
[ad_1] Love triumphed over bureaucracy in D.C., with the LOVE Act allowing couples to obtain marriage licenses during the federal government shutdown. This page…
Washington DC Local News
LOVE Act helps DC residents tie the knot again – WTOP News
[ad_1] Starting Tuesday, D.C. residents will finally be able to get marriage licenses in the District for the first time since the federal government…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Rep. Maxwell Frost slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando
[ad_1] Democratic U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost joined federal employees, union representatives and local state representatives Thursday to highlight the impact of the ongoing U.S.…
Orlando, Florida Local News
So far ‘everyone is showing up’ to work at Orlando airport despite being unpaid during shutdown – Orlando Weekly
[ad_1] Transportation security officers at Orlando International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the nation, are continuing to show up to work so…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid – Orlando Weekly
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of federal employees in Florida are either working without pay or have been furloughed as the federal government shutdown that…
Business
Trump is freezing billions in funding for a Chicago train project because of ‘race-based contracting’ | Fortune
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that…
Chicago, Illinois Local News
President Donald Trump cancels $583 million in energy projects for Illinois, one of many blue states affected
[ad_1] Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects…
Fact Checking
US federal government shutdown: Live fact-checks, updates
[ad_1] The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs…
San Francisco, California Local News
Biden to meet with top Hill leaders with partial government shutdown only four days away
[ad_1] President Joe Biden is set to convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, a high-stakes meeting with a…