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A non-crypto person’s guide to the ‘bitcoin strategic reserve’ 03/08/2025 03:00am • New York (CNN) — This week, the Trump White House announced a project that the crypto industry loves, skeptics hate, and that most people, reasonably, don’t really care about: a “bitcoin strategic reserve.” The words are opaque and boring, and you’d be forgiven for tuning them out. But Is Trump's 'gold card' visa really that attractive to foreign companies? 02/28/2025 05:35pm • President Donald Trump said he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, suggesting the new revenue generated from the program could be used to pay off the country’s debt. “If we sell a million, that’s $5 trillion,” Trump sa Senator: Trump has fired the most military veterans of any US president 02/28/2025 01:48pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Nearly 6,000 military veterans who worked for the federal government have been fired and the number is only expected to grow as President Donald Trump's administration and Balancing the Housing Equation: How public-private partnerships can help overcome affordable housing crisis 02/21/2025 03:43pm • This content is sponsored by Walker & Dunlop. Affordable housing is undergoing a major transformation in cities across the country, as political leaders, community activists and developers create novel approaches to an issue that has widespread support. It’s hard to find any major me Are you a casual homebuyer? DC realtor’s tip for being ready just in case 02/17/2025 10:28am • Many homebuyers are motivated by fairly immediate reasons, such as a growing family, a job relocation or a divorce. But, there are potential buyers who are not actively looking while also thinking about moving from time to time. Those are casual buyers, and they are under no pressure to buy. But DC nonprofit seeks to fill void of shuttered federal agency protecting consumers from medical debt 02/15/2025 05:00am • The shuttering of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau means there are no efforts underway to help keep billions of dollars in medical debt off the credit reports of millions of Americans. But can a D.C. nonprofit step in and fill that gap? That's what the group Tzedek DC is asking a fede What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans? 02/12/2025 10:32am • Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is gearing up for major changes to the Department of Education, which, among its other functions, oversees a $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loans -- the third largest source of household debt in the U.S.Those loans belong to o Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’ 02/09/2025 05:00am • Washington (CNN) — Democrats have been powerless as they’ve watched President Donald Trump systematically move to dismantle federal agencies and push the bounds of his office with little concern about the fallout. But they do have one looming piece of leverage: the March 14 deadline to avert Raskin war chest nears $5 million, dwarfs other Maryland congressional fundraising 02/01/2025 09:16am • U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) finished 2024 with just under $5 million in his campaign account, far outstripping all other members of the state’s congressional delegation, senators included, according to new campaign reports. The information was included in 2024 year-end campaign finance repor Toll breaks for Virginia drivers? Lawmakers weigh costly proposal 01/30/2025 12:19pm • For Virginians who spend hundreds of dollars on tolls each month, relief could be on the horizon — if lawmakers can stomach the price tag. A proposal to ease toll burdens for frequent drivers and low-income residents cleared a key hurdle in the state legislature this week, as a House Transporta Free school breakfasts move closer to reality in Virginia 01/26/2025 12:20pm • Legislation to provide free breakfast to public school students across the state is moving forward in the General Assembly with committees set to review the cost. Sen. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, and Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, are leading the charge after a similar effort fell shor Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to preemptive pardon for serving on Jan. 6 panel 01/20/2025 10:00pm • Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who served on the Jan. 6 Congressional Committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, learned he received a presidential pardon Monday during outgoing President Joe Biden's last few minutes in office. "I started getting calls from a bunch o Popular DC-area eatery working to pay off lunch debt in Prince George's County 01/17/2025 07:30am • A popular taco restaurant that got its start on Route 1 in Prince George's County, Maryland, is now working to eat into the lunch debt that's accrued in the county's public school system in recent years. Little Miner Taco opened its first restaurant at a food hall in Mount Rainier before movi Trump Impact: Trump, GOP lawmakers have ambitious agenda for first 100 days 01/13/2025 08:22am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Donald Trump will be sworn in as president at his inauguration on Jan. 20, and with GOP control of the House and Senate, Republicans are eager to begin a sprint to Baltimore’s Constellation Energy plans mega $16B acquisition 01/10/2025 02:19pm • Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Corp. will acquire Houston-based energy company Calpine Corp. in a deal worth $16.4 billion, one of the largest energy acquisitions on record. Constellation, which was spun off by Baltimore Gas & Electric owner Exelon Corp. in 2022, will pay $4.5 billion i