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 NewsMuriel 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 NewsThe 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 NewsAfter 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 NewsThe 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’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 uncertaintySenate 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 midnightRep. 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