Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Networks:
WAMU
Description:
News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.
Language:
English
Website:
https://wamu.org/
Episodes
Judge demands to know if White House is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man
4/16/2025
The hearing is the first about Abrego Garcia's case since El Salvador's president told reporters he is not going to "smuggle a terrorist into the United States."
Duration:00:03:31
Rep. Glenn Ivey on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘Grabbing people and whisking them out of the country, that’s not the American way’
4/15/2025
Prince George's County congressman Glenn Ivey talks about the latest developments in the case of his resident who was mistaken deported by the Trump administration.
Duration:00:04:00
WAMU’s Week Ahead: A hospital opens in Ward 8, Virginia primaries heat up, outer space at the Kennedy Center
4/14/2025
This week WAMU will look at the opening of the new Cedar Hills Hospital in Southeast D.C. and a key financial deadline for the Virginia statewide elections.
Duration:00:04:21
Trayon White’s decision to run again scrambles the special election prompted by his expulsion
4/14/2025
The former Ward 8 councilmember may be facing federal bribery charges, but he's still the heavy favorite to win the seat he was just expelled from on the Council.
Duration:00:03:51
As Virginia braces for federal cuts, local leaders eye policy solutions
4/11/2025
Stopgap measures like rent and mortgage assistance could be on the table, but a good deal depends on whether the commonwealth has the ability to pay for them.
Duration:00:04:02
Get Out There: Exploring D.C.-area record stores on Record Store Day
4/11/2025
This week we're looking at some of the record stores in D.C., Maryland and Virginia that will be celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday.
Duration:00:04:02
Local public policy expert on how tariffs will impact the D.C. region: ‘Really hard to find adjustments’
4/8/2025
Over the last several decades, an expert says the region has become very much accustomed to being somewhat insulated from the normal swings of the economy because of the presence of the federal government. This time it's different.
Duration:00:03:41
D.C.’s Awesome Con is about being yourself… or your favorite comic book character
4/7/2025
Awesome Con was back at D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention for a weekend-long celebration of nerd culture.
Duration:00:01:33
President Trump is hyper-focused on D.C. and local policing. What does it mean for city leaders?
4/7/2025
The MPD has frequently found itself the subject of unwelcome attention from the White House., while D.C. officials face tricky politics as they try to respond.
Duration:00:04:08
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland’s General Assembly wraps up, D.C. students protest and Record Store Day digs
4/7/2025
This week WAMU will look at the wrap up of the Maryland General Assembly's legislative session, D.C. students protesting on Capitol Hill and Record Store Day 2025.
Duration:00:04:05