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Voices of Wards 7 and 8: How the federal takeover of D.C. impacted Southeast
President Trump claimed he was addressing a “crime emergency” in D.C. when he deployed the National Guard a year ago. But residents in South...
How is the National Guard deployment changing D.C. politics?
At-Large D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson speaks to WAMU about the anniversary of President Trump's federal troop surge and how a year...
‘We grow more united’: Free DC Executive Director on the 1-year anniversary of the National Guard deployment
The National Guard has patrolled D.C. streets for 1 year. How are local organizers responding?
The U.S. is experiencing the largest outbreak of measles in 35 years. Here’s what you need to know in the D.C. region
American Public Health Association's Dr. Georges Benjamin breaks down the state of the outbreak of measles in the D.C. region, recent measle...
One year of the National Guard in D.C.
This week, WAMU is looking at the different ways the National Guard deployment has impacted D.C., one year in. First in the series, WAMU's N...
Photographer’s Notebook: Going for gold at the Maryland Senior Olympics
This month, Maryland held track and field events in the state’s Senior Olympics - a competition specifically for athletes 50 and older. WAMU...
WAMU’s Week Ahead: One year anniversary of federal law enforcement surge and the athletes of Maryland’s Senior Olympics
This week WAMU will be marking the one year anniversary of President Trump's federal law enforcement surge with a series of stories and conv...
Dulles Airport’s $22 billion makeover could hike passenger fees and incur taxpayer costs
President Trump's $22 billion plan to overhaul Dulles International Airport would retire its aging people movers and add new concourses and...
Budget battle erupts in D.C. over opioid settlement money
D.C.’s 2027 fiscal-year blueprint reflects a debate playing out around the U.S.: whether opioid settlement money should be used to free up t...
D.C. Inspector General finds ‘systemic breakdown’ in MPD’s crime data reporting
NOTUS reporter Jenny Gathright joined WAMU to discuss what the D.C. Inspector General called a "systemic breakdown" in MPD's crime data syst...
Medicaid covers doula care in Virginia, but access to a ‘birthing bestie’ is often out of reach
Medicaid in Virginia started covering doula care four years ago. But logistical and administrative challenges leave many expectant parents w...
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland special session on redistricting, Virginia primary elections and D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich
This week WAMU will be checking in on the special session in Maryland to pass a bill to redraw the state's congressional maps, the delayed V...
Get Out There: Splashing around the District
This week on Get Out There, we're breaking down some of the best places to cool off and splash around in the District..
A report warned of health risks from a Loudoun County data center. Regulators moved fast to push back
Virginia's environmental regulator challenged a report on pollution from a self-powered Loudoun County data center. A Politico investigation...
For some D.C. disability advocates, accessible self-driving vehicles sound too good to be true
D.C. councilmembers are considering a bill that would bring commercial autonomous vehicles to the District. Some residents with disabilities...
How Trump’s rush to build an arch is rewriting construction rules in historic places
Building a new monument in Washington, D.C. is usually a painstaking process involving layers of review by federal commissions and often req...
Get Out There: Cooling down at our favorite ice cream shops in the D.C. region
This week on Get Out There, we're on the hunt for great ice cream.
This Prince George’s County resident fears his dream career may be out of reach with new limits on graduate student loan borrowing
Hundreds of thousands of students accessing federal student loans will be impacted by new guidelines which restrict how much debt students c...
The past — and future — of Northern Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley’
Northern Virginia is widely considered the data center capital of the world, with more than 300 data centers concentrated in Loudoun, Prince...