While President Donald Trump potentially holds some leverage in swaying the stakeholders involved with naming the Commanders’ stadium, he also faces some possible challenges. President Donald Trump has…
Read more Trump wants his name on the new Commanders stadium. What cards he could play, and what stands in his way – WTOP NewsVirginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is furious. Democratic leaders in the General Assembly said they’re bringing lawmakers back to Richmond next week to start the process of redrawing…
Read more Virginia Gov. Youngkin calls potential redistricting from House Dems ‘a desperate grab’ – WTOP NewsRep. 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 NewsAn off-duty D.C. firefighter, who was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night during an armed robbery on Capitol Hill, tells WTOP that his instinct was to “fight back.”…
Read more ‘It’s Zeke. I’ve been shot’: DC firefighter recounts harrowing struggle with armed robber – WTOP NewsLoudoun County Public Schools violated Title IX and retaliated against two male students being filmed in a boys’ locker room by a transgender student. WTOP’s Nick Iannelli discussed…
Read more Loudoun Co. schools violated Title IX, retaliated by suspending male students, DOE says – WTOP NewsIn an exclusive interview, WTOP anchor Nick Iannelli hears from Will Milam about why he’s challenging Sheriff Maxwell Uy for his position as head of the sheriff’s department…
Read more Challenger emerges to face Montgomery County sheriff in primary – WTOP NewsThe only Republican member of Congress in Maryland, Andy Harris, spoke out Tuesday after Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore said he was looking closely at redistricting options in…
Read more ‘It just wouldn’t be fair:’ Maryland’s only Republican congressman responds to governor’s redistricting threat – WTOP NewsVoting trends that were seen nationally in the presidential election also appeared in Maryland and Virginia. Stay with WTOP on air, online and on the WTOP News app for the…
Read more Analysis: How voters shifted in Maryland and Virginia – WTOP NewsWe’re in the middle of fall and trees are shedding their leaves, prompting D.C. to launch its annual leaf collection program. This page contains a video which is…
Read more DC starts taking leaves away from homes and businesses – WTOP NewsA large protest outside an &pizza location in D.C. is still set to take place Friday night in response to the local pizza chain’s creation of a controversial…
Read more Protest at &pizza still on despite apology for drug-themed dessert mocking late Mayor Marion Barry – WTOP NewsElection Day is just about here, but a notable number of Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats have no candidate running on the ballot, raising questions about political engagement and…
Read more With election nearly here, dozens of ANC seats in DC still have no candidate – WTOP NewsAs election season gets more intense, college campuses around the country are becoming pressure cookers with heightened political tension. As election season gets more intense, college campuses around…
Read more Why college campuses are pressure cookers this election season – WTOP NewsVirginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announced Thursday that she would be seeking the Republican nomination for Virginia governor next year. Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk weekly newsletter to…
Read more A new Virginia governor candidate answers one question, but raises another – WTOP NewsA TSA official in Maryland recalls being in New York City near the base of the World Trade Center complex when the first plane hit on 9/11. Tom…
Read more Maryland TSA official shares personal connection to 9/11 attacks – WTOP NewsThere is so much history along the National Mall in D.C. that you wouldn’t think to look underground for more of it. The hole discovered under Jefferson Drive…
Read more Construction crews unearth piece of DC history underneath National Mall — by accident – WTOP NewsA pedestrian bridge in the District that collapsed three years ago after a truck slammed into it has now been completely rebuilt and reopened to the public, officials…
Read more DC bridge that collapsed after truck crash has been rebuilt – WTOP NewsState-run liquor stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) have been losing thousands of dollars in Northern Virginia due to theft. Now, they are rolling…
Read more Virginia-run ABC liquor stores get security upgrades after $80K in thefts – WTOP NewsIn an effort to give local businesses a financial boost, the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is offering up a $25,000 grant program meant to help companies grow. In…
Read more $5K grants up for grabs for women-owned businesses in this Northern Va. city – WTOP NewsDrivers in Silver Spring, Maryland, who use Sligo Creek Parkway will soon need to find a new way to get around, as an extended closure will be put…
Read more New details on upcoming road closure for Purple Line construction – WTOP NewsTropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, moving toward Virginia, which is expected to see the heaviest downpours Thursday night and early Friday.…
Read more National Guard standing by to help with Debby in Virginia – WTOP News
