Politics

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1509+ words) This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. The lone televised debate between the two leading contenders for governor looked very similar to their debate four years ago. Gov....

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (294+ words) Dozens of Uber drivers, union workers and faith leaders gathered Tuesday outside the John Wilson Building to rally against a proposal that would bring Waymo and other autonomous driving services to the city. “Robotaxis don’t vote. We vote,” voiced the…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (435+ words) It’s one of a series of events Trump is holding across the country to showcase investments in factories, as high gasoline prices from the Iran war and persistently elevated inflation have damaged the president’s approval ratings on the economy. The…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (385+ words) A new poll offers an early snapshot of Maryland’s race for governor and suggests voters are already paying close attention to the contest. Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore has a 27-point lead over challenger Dan Cox, with 51% of the 776 likely…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago   (134+ words) Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González said that the county won’t back down from a lawsuit on banning law enforcement from wearing masks. Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González said Monday that the county won’t back down in the face…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (283+ words) The government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in place by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining and deporting Ábrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia. His legal team is seeking…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (550+ words) Kate's experience in journalism goes back to the first time she interviewed a clown. No, that's not an editorial comment--Ringling Bros. Circus had come to NYC and her father, Bill Ryan, a former NBC correspondent, put a mic in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (364+ words) The Sphere concert and entertainment venue planned for National Harbor is another step closer to reality after an important vote Monday by the Prince George’s County Council, but unions looking to secure agreements concerning construction of the project have been…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (858+ words) But the decision to portray an unemployed moocher as a young, white, cheeseball-chomping gamer named Brad upset some conservative commentators last week. Five decades after Ronald Reagan popularized the “welfare queen” trope about people living luxuriously while not working, they…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (550+ words) Council members Christina Henderson, Phil Mendelson and Janeese Lewis George are among the five lawmakers who co-introduced the School Health Certificate Modernization Amendment Act of 2026....