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Five stories defined the defined the DC-area in 2025 – WTOP News

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

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. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) #1: Federal…

Read more Five stories defined the defined the DC-area in 2025 – WTOP News

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she won’t run for a fourth term – WTOP News

November 25, 2025November 26, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

Muriel Bowser has been mayor of the nation’s capital since 2015. Her decision to step away comes as she faces challenges presented during President Donald Trump’s second term…

Read more DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she won’t run for a fourth term – WTOP News

Washington’s struggling economy takes another economic hit from the government shutdown – WTOP News

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

The Capital Area Food Bank, which serves 400 pantries and aid organizations in D.C., Virginia and Maryland, is providing 8 million more meals than it had prepared to…

Read more Washington’s struggling economy takes another economic hit from the government shutdown – WTOP News

Woman who lost her job at USAID finds a new home for her advocacy efforts – WTOP News

October 17, 2025October 19, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

After the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this year, one woman who was fired has found a new space for advocacy work. After the…

Read more Woman who lost her job at USAID finds a new home for her advocacy efforts – WTOP News

White House: Mass Layoffs Will Start if Shutdown Talks ‘Going Nowhere’

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 · Business

The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “absolutely going…

Read more White House: Mass Layoffs Will Start if Shutdown Talks ‘Going Nowhere’

Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government…

Read more Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Senate adjourns after failed funding votes as government heads for shutdown at midnight

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near-certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first…

Read more Senate adjourns after failed funding votes as government heads for shutdown at midnight

Va. Rep. Walkinshaw: Mass firing threat an ‘amateurish attempt to negotiate’ amid looming shutdown – WTOP News

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

Rep. James Walkinshaw, whose Virginia district is home to residents who are part of the federal workforce, talked with WTOP anchor Nick Iannelli Thursday and shared what he…

Read more Va. Rep. Walkinshaw: Mass firing threat an ‘amateurish attempt to negotiate’ amid looming shutdown – WTOP News
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