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A jittery Wall Street rides the tariff roller coaster and appears headed for big losses on Thursday 04/02/2025 08:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day of trading, but the mood on Wall Street turned sour after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs against nearly all U.S. trading partners, an action that could drastically remake the global economy. The S&P 500 rose Senate rebukes Trump���s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports 04/02/2025 08:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump���s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, p 'It felt like Squid Game': HHS employees on finding out their jobs were eliminated 04/02/2025 05:35pm • Scores of federal workers lined up outside their offices on April Fools' Day to see if their badges worked. If it didn���t, it wasn���t a joke; it meant their job had been cut as part of the latest reduction in force, or RIF, efforts being carried out by the Trump administration. One worker who s Apple Federal Credit Union and Prince William County Schools empower families with financial literacy 04/02/2025 12:55pm • This content is sponsored by Apple Federal Credit Union. Apple Federal Credit Union��believes that financial literacy is a cornerstone of a thriving community. That's why they're dedicated to empowering parents and young people with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the complexiti Trump calls for House to pass DC's $1B budget fix 04/02/2025 11:28am • President Donald Trump called for the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would reinstall over $1 billion to the D.C. budget. Earlier this month, the Senate voted to pass the "District of Columbia Local Funds Act of 2025" that reversed a provision to the federal spending package that wou Tariff impact: Nearly $20 for a 6-pack of beer? 04/02/2025 04:31am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. President Donald Trump's tariff policy is already having an impact on small business owners like Bill Butcher, the founder of Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virg Democrats likely to reject 'the vast bulk' of Youngkin's budget amendments 04/01/2025 05:09pm • Virginia lawmakers will reconvene in Richmond on Wednesday to consider Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's recent vetoes and amendments following this year's legislative session. Youngkin signed 599 bills, amended 159 and vetoed 157. He also returned the budget with 205 amendments. Overriding You No slowdown in pace of President Trump's first 100 days 04/01/2025 04:19pm • This article is sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. President Trump is now more than halfway through the first 100 days of his second term and his administration has maintained a torrid pace of policy changes and sweeping cuts to the federal workforce. His swift implementation of ta 'Your tax dollars have invested in our safety': New fire station unveiled in Lovettsville 03/30/2025 03:31pm • A dedication ceremony was held Saturday for the new Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Station #12 in Lovettsville, Virginia. Loudoun County officials and first responders spoke at the event held outside the new facility on Berlin Turnpike. According to an overview of the project, a 2005 engineeri Moore says tax cuts give 'breathing room to middle class' 03/28/2025 10:19am • Gov. Wes Moore said the fiscal 2026 budget needs to give a tax break to middle-class taxpayers, but he sidestepped questions on whether the plan currently steaming through the legislature provides meaningful relief. Lawmakers have just over a week to finalize a $67 billion spending plan that incl Tensions boil over in shouting match as Maryland House approves fiscal 2026 budget 03/27/2025 05:43am • There were repeated references to ���my friend��� from here or ���the gentle lady��� from there, but the niceties were overpowered by the shouting and the finger-pointing Wednesday during a second day of debate on the fiscal 2026 budget. The House ultimately approved the $67 billion budget for ne Prince George���s Council shakes up leadership, names youngest council chair ever 03/26/2025 06:31am • A sudden leadership shake-up has transformed the Prince George���s County Council, with District 8 Council member Ed Burroughs becoming the youngest council chair ever. Burroughs, 32, replaces former Chair Jolene Ivey who announced last month she'd be suspending her campaign for the county execut Stark difference: Youngkin says these bills would hurt businesses, Spanberger says they would help employees 03/25/2025 03:09pm • Virginia voters choose a new governor this year, and they are getting a clearer picture of the political differences in front of them after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed dozens of bills sent to him by the General Assembly. Several of the bills struck down by Youngkin would have had a sign Virginia ranks top 10 for sports betting, DC leads for biggest rise in bets 03/25/2025 11:33am • Total legal sports betting reached $149.6 billion in 2024, a 23.6% increase from the previous year, generating $2.8 billion in tax revenue, according to Covers.com. The sports oddsmaker website also broke out sports betting by state, and Virginia ranks in the top 10, at No. 9, with $6.9 billion i A big challenge for DC restaurants? Price-weary customers 03/24/2025 01:33pm • A record 73 restaurants in D.C. permanently closed in 2024, and a recent survey of restaurant operators by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found more than half expect conditions to worsen in 2025. That���s 21% more than said so in a similar survey last year. Restaurant opera