On the final day of its legislative session, the Prince George’s County Council passed a long list of bills, including one that targets tobacco sales and may get the county sued again this year. The council passed a bill that…
In some Langley Park, Maryland, neighborhoods, vendors sell food, drinks and snacks from tents, canopies and even the backs of cars. For some residents, the vendors are a nuisance. For others, they provide a way to make a living. The…
lmost two years removed from the biggest blown call of his long life as one of America’s most famous presidential-election prognosticators, Allan Lichtman is still looking ahead. It’s late July and Lichtman, an American University professor, is sitting in his…
Follow WTOP’s team coverage of Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. D.C. will soon have a new mayor, with Democratic nominee Janeese Lewis George the favorite to succeed Muriel Bowser in a heavily Democratic…
Follow WTOP’s team coverage of Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. WTOP spent time with both candidates talking about those issues and more. The interviews, conducted separately, focused on the same handful of issues…
The Montgomery County Council passed two bills Tuesday aimed at improving safety on area roads. The first, Bill 17-26, allows the county to add speed cameras in school zones where the speed limit is 20 mph. The bill also allows the expansion…
If elected, she says she’ll issue two executive orders aimed at Trump’s immigration policies and his Safe & Beautiful task force. She also spoke on a range of other topics, including whether she’ll bring the Grand Prix back, and why she’ll…
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Two Prince George's County Council members are demanding an audit of how county taxpayer dollars are being funneled to community organizations. Those councilmembers, Sydney Harrison and Jolene Ivey, say the controversy surrounding grants and so-called project charges is causing people…
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