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Budget debate from DC Council on ranked choice voting, RFK stadium site, tipped wages 07/14/2025 05:30pm • The D.C. Council made some last-minute additions and subtractions to the 2026 budget on Monday ahead of its first vote on the proposal. The budget proposed by the D.C. Council��has been adjusted from the version Mayor Muriel Bowser put forward in May. Ranked choice voting Among the additions wa Certain Aetna health insurance plans leaving the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year 07/14/2025 02:06pm • Starting next year, Aetna clients in Virginia and other states will no longer be able to purchase individual or family health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The ACA is a 15-year-old federal law that allows people who don���t have employer-provided insurance to purcha What's in the DC budget released by the council ahead of Monday's vote 07/13/2025 06:00pm • Funding for a new stadium, a set minimum wage for tipped workers and additional support for DNA testing are among the major highlights from the D.C. budget released by the council ahead of a vote on Monday. The D.C. Council released the proposed budget Sunday afternoon, and it has some notable ch Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1 07/12/2025 09:34am • BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) ��� President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. In his letter to Mexic State employees offered $20,000 as part of Md. buyout aimed at cutting payrolls 07/12/2025 06:16am • Thousands of state employees were notified by email Thursday of a buyout program, part of a plan by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to reduce the size of state government and cut $121 million from ongoing personnel expenses. Details of the ���voluntary separation program��� were also posted on the website of Candidates running for late Rep. Connolly���s seat in Va. weigh in on key issues 07/10/2025 07:16am • WATCH LIVE: Candidates for Gerry Connolly���s congressional seat face off in forum on July 28 at 6 p.m.�� In two months, some Virginians will head to the polls to pick a candidate to fill the Congressional seat vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a special el With Chinatown development planned, group pushes DC Council to prioritize small businesses 07/09/2025 03:01pm • As the D.C. Council deliberates the city���s fiscal 2026 budget, one group is pushing council members to reserve money to save Chinatown's small businesses. ���Chinatown is on the brink of erasure," Shani Shih, founder of Save Chinatown Solidarity Network, told WTOP's Luke Lukert. On July 1, Congressional Democrats call for 139 Environmental Protection Agency workers to be reinstated 07/08/2025 05:57pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congressional Democrats are calling for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate 139 of the agency's employees, who were recently put on admin How updated are those online home listings? 'Instantaneous' 07/07/2025 11:00am • Whether you���re a potential buyer or a nosy neighbor, finding information about homes for sale has never been easier. Younger buyers may take that instantly available information for granted. Though third-party listing sites began appearing in the late 1990s, they were crude versions of what th Musk vows to start a new political party. Here's why that's harder than it sounds. 07/05/2025 04:45pm • ��� Watch Video: Trump threatens Musk's subsidies over budget bill disputes As billionaire Elon Musk feuds with President Trump over his signature tax and domestic policy legislation, Musk has reupped his calls to launch a new political party ��� a daunting task even for the wealthiest person Maryland aging slightly faster than US as a whole, new Census numbers show 07/05/2025 09:33am • America is aging, but Maryland is aging faster. Those are the findings of new Census numbers that show the number of Marylanders age 65 and older grew by 3.35% from 2023 to 2024, while the number of those under age 18 fell by 0.06%. Nationally, the increase of older adults was 3.1% while those un Congressional Republicans grant Trump his Fourth of July wish 07/03/2025 04:41pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. President Donald Trump has a lot to celebrate this Fourth of July after congressional passage of his "one big beautiful bill," and as he kicks off a series of events leading Why newly diagnosed lung cancer patients should get this test done before starting treatment 07/03/2025 09:58am • A study conducted in Virginia found that nearly a quarter of all newly diagnosed patients with advanced lung cancer were not given a test that could improve their chances for long-term survival and reduce the side effects associated with treatment. The research team led by Ram Subramanian, a thor What Trump's Big Beautiful Bill could mean for families' budgets 07/02/2025 08:00pm • The tax bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 includes some big changes for families. It increases the child tax credit, introduces a new tax-deferred account with government contributions for new babies, expands eligible expenses for health savings accounts and proposes a tax bre How a task force is recommending DC reimagines its Gallery Place-Chinatown neighborhood 07/02/2025 11:35am • A task force created to contemplate ways D.C. can reimagine its Gallery Place-Chinatown neighborhood is recommending an Asian grocery store, a continued emphasis on safety and the creation of a new arts and entertainment district. The group, which includes city and business leaders, presented its