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What a Biden transition will look like on the ground in Washington 11/09/2020 05:29am • President-elect Joe Biden's transition team is expected to hit the ground running fast through the inauguration on Jan. 20 — and with office space secured, rank-and-file employees can expect visits from agency review teams starting soon. In particular, it's career employees on the senior execut WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation 11/07/2020 08:15pm • President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation at 8 p.m. Saturday after he was projected to secure the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a natio WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation 11/07/2020 07:35pm • President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation Saturday after he was projected to secure the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by Could Maryland law change help ease backlog of requests for jobless benefits? 11/04/2020 05:10pm • The Maryland office that processes unemployment claims is jammed with a backlog of cases, and the governor believes part of the holdup is related to state law. Maryland is a mitigation state. "That means we, and three other states in the country, are required to mitigate the disputes on every sin Election 2020 Maryland voter guide: What to know 11/03/2020 09:40pm • Editor's note: The polls in Maryland are now closed. Read about the results in Maryland's House races and the results for state and ballot questions.  In Maryland, early voting kicked off Monday, Oct. 26, and runs up until Election Day. Election officials have encouraged people to vote by mai Election Day 2020: After record-breaking early voting, turnout lighter but steady 11/03/2020 08:00pm • After a historic volume of early voting due to the pandemic, the rest of the D.C. area's voters celebrated Election Day the traditional way -- with some lining up before sunrise. Polls have closed in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and the combination of early and day-of voting made it a decidedly h Analysis: 'We all need to take a deep breath' — on possible postelection violence 11/03/2020 03:53pm • Security fencing surrounds the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, on election day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) For months, security experts have been warning that there would likely be a lot of destructive postelection violence. Hedging on where this violence would actually come from, IRS sets Nov. 21 deadline for COVID-19 payment requests 11/03/2020 11:44am • Americans who did not file tax returns and have not received an Economic Impact Payment from the coronavirus stimulus package must request their payment in the next few weeks, according to the IRS. The agency is mailing letters to about 9 million people eligible for payment on how to apply online Howard U. researchers: Black voters getting flooded with election disinformation 11/02/2020 04:08am • Black voters are being flooded with targeted disinformation and racialized messages attempting to suppress the vote in the final days of the election, researchers from D.C.'s Howard University said. The Brookings Institution Governance studies, in partnership with the historically Black universit Scammers target Maryland voters for full Social Security numbers 10/30/2020 02:28pm • Voters in Maryland need to be careful about a recent scam that appears to be taking advantage of any confusion this election cycle. Some voters are getting calls from people that claim to be from the state's board of elections, but they're actually scammers, according to the consumer protection d 'Not an anomaly': Montgomery County eyes uptick in coronavirus cases 10/28/2020 07:24pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, which could put a pause on some activities related to reopening, and is preparing guidelines on how to celebrate upcoming holidays. “We are at levels of virus that, if this had been May or June and we are making decisions ab What to know about early voting in DC, holidays during pandemic 10/26/2020 02:21pm • Early voting in the District kicks off Tuesday, and D.C. offered guidance for those headed to the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We want people to know that they should be wearing a mask when they go, and that they should have a plan," D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a Monday At federal agencies, remote work may be here to stay 10/26/2020 08:56am • More than 280,000 people in the D.C. area work directly for the federal government, and like many other area professionals, where they are working has now changed. Most government agencies have shifted a good share of their workforces to remote work, and a new survey suggests that may be here to sta How to spot scammers running fake COVID-19 trials 10/25/2020 09:17pm • For those thinking of volunteering for a COVID-19 medical trial, the Federal Trade Commission warned not all trials have your best interest at heart. There are thousands of trials and studies underway with the goal of developing a treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus. But in a news release Fr Push for Puerto Rico statehood has myriad political implications, including for DC area 10/25/2020 08:58pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The long-debated possibility of statehood for Puerto Rico is gaining traction — a development sure to be watched closely by the more th