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'It was a weird year': 2023 on the Hill 12/28/2023 01:37am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congress faces major challenges ahead in 2024, after a tumultuous year that included the ouster of the House Speaker, a self-imposed shutdown when Republicans were unable to Things to do in the DC area: New Year’s last-minute reservations, kid-friendly activities … and more! 12/28/2023 01:12am • There’s much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Looking for last-minute reservations to make for New Year's? WTOP has you cov What to recycle, what to toss after the holidays 12/26/2023 04:10pm • The holiday season often brings with it a surge of garbage, contributing to an increase in the overall volume of discarded material around this time of year. It is a perfect storm of excess waste, and D.C. leaders say where it goes matters. "The volume increases significantly," said John Johns Car Review: Volvo S60 Recharge AWD Ultimate barges into German compact luxury sedan market 12/25/2023 05:59am • Volvo might not always be your first thought for small luxury sedans, but the updated S60 makes a case for the Swedish brand. Now you can have a plug-in hybrid version. When you pick the S60 Recharge, you get a sedan that runs 40 miles on electric power before the gas engine kicks in. I drove it for Emergency room doctor unveils the most dangerous toys this season 12/24/2023 06:10am • In less than 24 hours kids everywhere will begin tearing into toys from their wish list. But before that happens, one D.C.-area doctor suggested some ways to play it safe and avoid a Christmas trip to the emergency room. Dr. Sarah Ash Combs, an emergency medicine physician and director of outreac Northern Va. nonprofit looking for Christmas Day volunteers to help pack gifts for soldiers 12/24/2023 03:30am • A Northern Virginia-based nonprofit will be wrapping packages on Christmas Day for U.S. service members deployed around the world during the "America’s Adopt-A-Soldier 13th Annual Christmas Day Give Back." While tens of thousands of service members are away from home, their support groups or lo Maryland tenant advocates push state leaders for $15M in 2024 housing aid 12/23/2023 08:26am • Two dozen tenant activists were stamping their feet in the cold at People's Park in downtown Annapolis on Wednesday. The weather was an annoyance, but it also illustrated a point: That apartment dwellers are being put out on the street every day in Maryland, and that struggling tenants need help — A weekly food distribution event gets a festive touch — and a visit from Santa 12/21/2023 11:13pm • Trucks with hams, vegetables and other groceries rolled up one after the other to the offices of The Upcounty Hub on Thursday morning. The nonprofit provides weekly food distributions to families in need in Germantown, Gaithersburg, and other locations in northern Montgomery County, Maryland, Things to do in the DC area: New Year's Eve parties, holiday concerts … and more! 12/21/2023 04:19am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. If you're in search of New Year's Eve parties, take a chance on the Howard Car Review: BMW iX M60 is the all-electric mid-size SUV that is comfortable with a fun streak 12/18/2023 04:01am • The Ultimate Driving Machine is moving to the future with all-electric vehicles, and the iX SUV looks to carry on the tradition that BMW has earned with a luxury people-mover that’s happy-having fun. The new BMW iX M60 looks to draw in buyers that want an SUV with space for five people but tha Senate not ready to give up on border deal, including Ukraine and Israel aid 12/16/2023 06:06am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. House members are now home for the holidays, but Senators are continuing to hammer away at an agreement on the Southern border, which would put an end to the impasse that's ho Md. state's attorneys introduce legislative priorities before upcoming General Assembly session 12/15/2023 08:59am • Aisha Braveboy and Ivan Bates, Democratic prosecutors who represent two of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions, held a joint press conference Thursday in Annapolis to unveil legislative priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session. Braveboy, state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, Council member says he tried to 'sound the alarm' months ago that Wizards, Caps could leave DC 12/14/2023 06:43pm • Council member Charles Allen, Chair of the City Council Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety, holds a hearing on Sept., 25, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Following the announcement of a proposed deal that would move the Washington W Santa can’t do all the deliveries. Here’s how to get your package in time for Christmas 12/12/2023 09:40pm • Santa Claus is going to be a busy, busy guy on Christmas. But delivery drivers have been almost as busy in recent weeks. With Christmas on a Monday, and thus Christmas Eve on a Sunday, the deadline to get your packages shipped somewhere in time for Christmas could be sneaking up faster than you†Getting charged on energy drinks? Be wary of the potential dangers, one doctor warns 12/10/2023 04:30pm • Days are getting shorter and the to-do lists are getting longer. If you are looking to put a pep in your holiday step with energy drinks, one doctor recommends finding other ways to get going and fight the winter doldrums. “It's dark earlier," said bariatric surgeon Dr. Kaitlin Mirkin. "So, our