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Education Department closes DC office Wednesday as more than 1,300 employees learn they’re being fired 03/12/2025 12:43pm • The Department of Education closed its D.C. headquarters and regional offices Wednesday amid plans to lay off more than 1,300 employees at an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle. A notice to Education Department staffers said unspecified security reasons were behind the How to financially prepare for a government shutdown 03/11/2025 08:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application ap What could change for DC-area school districts after planned downsizing at Department of Education? 03/06/2025 09:00pm • President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order that would make major changes, including downsizing, at the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to close the agency, but a D.C.-area school official who reviewed a draft of the possible executive orde DC-area car dealers brace for a potential impact from tariffs on Canada and Mexico 03/05/2025 09:06am • The Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico on Tuesday and car dealerships in the D.C. region are trying to determine whether the move will have an impact on them since some manufacturers do produce vehicles in both countries. D.C.-area car dealer Jack Fitzgerald said h Federal workers laid off by DOGE sound off as they look for new jobs 03/01/2025 07:55pm • (WASHINGTON) -- Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge of federal workers. Many were filled with despair and frustration over the cuts, spearheaded b 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 How would a federal funding freeze impact Marylanders? The state's comptroller weighs in 02/21/2025 10:19am • While a federal funding freeze has been stopped in the courts for now, Maryland's comptroller said there is still a lot of confusion over the impacts it would have on the state. "When we think about the funding freeze, it's hard to envision because it would affect so many different grant program 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 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 Farmers reap a bitter harvest when Trump administration freezes USDA funds 02/11/2025 08:28am • Maryland farmers are among those who've learned that the latest freeze to federal funds means they may be left on the hook for investments they made with the promise of federal grants and loans. In Montgomery County, Michael Protas, who goes by "Farmer Mike" and owns the One Acre vegetable farm, Protesters call on work to resume at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 02/11/2025 07:41am • Democratic lawmakers led a protest at the headquarters for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in D.C. on Monday, after the agency’s new leader ordered workers to stop all work and not report into the office. “The CFPB is the little agency that has fought for us, and we are here toda Loudoun Co. schools vote to fund DEIA programs despite opposition from some board members 02/05/2025 04:50pm • Loudoun County Public Schools is including funding for the school system’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility programs in its budget, despite pushback from two board members who think doing so could make them vulnerable to losing federal funding. Before adopting the fiscal 2026 bud These Americans don’t think the economy is getting any better. Welcome to ‘No Buy 2025’ 02/02/2025 09:00am • New York (CNN) — When the world is in turmoil, it’s easy to impulse buy. The sentiment has long been pushed on social media — a quick run to HomeGoods or Target, clicking an Amazon affiliate link, or just keeping up with the latest item drops. Many Americans, especially female content cr 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 Trump administration's pause on federal grants sent DC-area school systems scrambling 01/28/2025 07:05pm • Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to figure out what the directive could mean for them. In a Monday night memo, the White House’s budget office said the freeze was necessary