WTOP | Washington’s Top News | DC, MD & VA News, Traffic & Weather

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGE

Trump's Tariffs World Cup Olympics

WATCH: Trump announces sweeping tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

Federal Reserve Consumer Impact

Not just car prices: car and home insurance likely to go up with US tariffs

15-year sentence handed down for woman who slammed 7-year-old onto concrete in Waldorf

Airplanes-Diverted

FAA ‘stress management team’ to meet with controllers at Reagan Airport following mid-air collision and control tower fight

Trump Mass Firings

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC

'It felt like Squid Games': HHS employees on finding out their jobs were eliminated

Woman dead in Prince George's Co. crash that shuttered part of MD-202 for hours

Tariff impact: Nearly $20 for a 6-pack of beer?

‘We’ll come straight to you’: Montgomery Co. schools turns bus into mobile HR department to recruit employees

Long-planned redevelopment of former Georgetown gas station breaks ground

Layoffs, possible shutdown put contractors in uneasy state

Life Alive Organic Cafe is opening a new location Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood.

Life Alive brings 'nutrient-dense' bowls and wraps to DC market

Flyers Capitals Hockey

Mic'ing up for Ovechkin's milestone: 2 DC announcers prepare for historic call

FILE - This Wednesday, April 29, 2015, file photo, shows Dominion Energy's coal fired power plant along the James River in Chester, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Dominion Energy proposes rate increases in Va.; seeks separate class for data centers and other heavy users

00:28

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein records a video message for impression challenge winner

Winners in Neal Augenstein Impression Challenge tour WTOP

01:15

Here are the finalists for the Neal Augenstein Impression Challenge

00:41

Biking event aims to keep wounded veterans active and connected

00:50

Layoffs begin at US Dept. of Health and Human Services

01:10

Tourist hot spots in DC plagued by unlicensed food trucks

Learning the history of the DMV, one obscure building at a time

Hundreds turn out near the Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility rally

00:51

Employees returning to work at the NIH are met with songs of support

00:57

A crime spree centered on beauty busted by Fairfax Co. police

02:30

Biographer says the US already had an acting woman president

Naval Academy Affirmative Action

Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office

Obit Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

US NYC Mayor Investigations

Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Duke University’s hybrid executive Master of Public Affairs program advances leadership for the common good

Insight by Duke University

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 launches in June with new Mario Kart World game

Agencies need to operationalize data where it lives

Insight by Elastic

dog behind crate

Reward offered in search for person dragging, kicking dog on social media post

Maryland Juvenile Detention Abuse

Maryland Senate OKs budget to address a $3B deficit with concerns about Trump administration cuts

apartment for rent sign

Montgomery Co. gets new tool in forcing landlords to address code violations

Police Shooting-Virginia

Democrats likely to reject 'the vast bulk' of Youngkin's budget amendments

Neal Augenstein with the finalists of the "Neal’s Signature Sound: The Augenstein Impression Challenge."

Winners in Neal Augenstein impression challenge tour WTOP: 'I had to get that voicemail recording'

Food trucks line a street in D.C.

‘I don’t even know what I paid’: Tourist hot spots in DC plagued by unlicensed food trucks

El Salvador US Noem

Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison

An American Airlines airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on January 11, 2023.

Air traffic controller arrested after ‘incident’ at Washington DC area control tower

The Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College

‘Problematic’: Fairfax Co. parent speaks out about proposed cut to program for college students with disabilities

US Health Department Layoffs

WATCH: Tariffs, federal workers and more Top Local Headlines

The Prince George’s County Public Schools headquarters in Upper Marlboro.

$7 million payment to substitute among issues in Prince George’s schools audit

County News

PGCPS has tens of millions in federal funding at immediate risk

15-year sentence handed down for woman who slammed 7-year-old onto concrete in Waldorf

Not just car prices: car and home insurance likely to go up with US tariffs

‘Nappucino’ can recharge, help prevent afternoon slump

FAA ‘stress management team’ to meet with controllers at Reagan Airport following mid-air collision and control tower fight

A man in a suit sits in a boat

Meet DC's best-dressed realtor, history buff and internet personality

There will be several occasions in April when Earthshine could be seen on the Moon.

What’s Up In the sky for April 2025? Venus, Lyrids Meteor Shower and more

little boy smiles in a photo

'Make-A-Wish wanted me to have a good life': Alum describes importance of program during World Wish Month

VIDEOS

Trump Kennedy Center

What is the future of the Kennedy Center?

Trump Cabinet Bessent

Sen. Mark Warner on ‘Face the Nation'

DC police boat

Good Samaritans reportedly pull driver who crashed into Potomac River to safety

PHOTO GALLERIES

Obit Val Kilmer

2025 celebrity deaths

2025 Pet of the Week

Visitors walks along the Tidal Basin as cherry trees enter peak bloom this week in Washington

DC's cherry blossoms in peak bloom

Around the region

Closeup woman checking the price of foods on the bill after meal in the restaurant

DC restaurant association calls on city council to repeal Initiative 82

National

Congress Tariffs

Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

Lifestyle

Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC) construction site

DC museum visitors react to Trump administration plan to remove some exhibits from Smithsonians

Sponsored

Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing

Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing

Insight by FEBA

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Earthquake

Episode 13 — Strength in Unity: One Woman's Mission to Empower MS Warriors

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

219 | The State of Race in America in 2025

473 | The White House "Signal" Problem

thERINpy with Erin Washington

Jessica Shepherd, OB/GYN and menopause expert

From Our Partners

Crosswords, Sudoku, Puzzles, Solitaire and more! Play FREE games from WTOP!

Click here to learn more about the WTOP App!

Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.