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3 Minutes: Trump meeting with Democrats goes bust in a flash 05/22/2019 01:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The curtains in the Cabinet Room were drawn. The Democrats were waiting. President Donald Trump came and went in all of three minutes. Round 2 of the president's consultations with congressional Democrats on infrastructure went bust in a flash. Prospects for passing a large Virginia airline founder charged with fraud, tax evasion 05/22/2019 06:54am • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who founded the defunct airline People Express has been indicted on fraud and tax evasion charges. The Daily Press reports Michael D. Morisi was arrested Tuesday. He's accused of defrauding creditors of nearly $448,000, using most of the money to pay hims Best beach towns to retire in US 05/22/2019 12:31am • Best beaches to retire Many people dream about retirement in a beach town. But a remote beach area isn't always the right fit for retirees, who also need access to amenities and services, such as quality health care and transportation options. A recent U.S. News analysis compared the 100 largest How to give back without breaking your budget 05/20/2019 01:00am • You don't need deep pockets to be generous. As an associate real estate broker with Warburg Realty in New York City, Maria Daou now sends 1% of all her commissions to her favorite charity, Wellness in the Schools, which works to end childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating habits in public s Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is a triple-town stretch of oceanfront Delaware destinations: Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes Beach. The three neighboring beach towns are only separated by a fe Hogan expresses concern while releasing education funding, allowing Kirwan bill to take effect 05/16/2019 05:34am • A bill to infuse Maryland public schools with $1 billion for reforms over the next three years will take effect without the signature of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. In a letter Wednesday explaining his decision to release additional money for 2020 and allow the bill to become law without his signa Trump to provide rare look of finances in disclosure report 05/16/2019 12:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure report is expected to provide a rare glimpse into whether his presidency has helped or hurt his hotels, golf resorts and other parts of his business empire. The report, which is filed with the Office of Government Ethics and s Could defying subpoenas from Congress lead to jail time? 05/14/2019 04:05am • The Trump administration has repeatedly frustrated congressional Democrats by defying a slew of subpoenas issued by House committees seeking everything from the unredacted Mueller report on the Russia probe, to the president's tax returns. The volume and intensity of the standoffs between the leg Md. Gov. Hogan signs bills on education, health, crimes against pregnant women 05/13/2019 04:00pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed 182 new bills into law, including some that regulate tobacco sales, require publicizing the amount of lead in the water in Maryland schools, and make accessing health care easier. On Monday, Hogan was joined by Senate President Mike Miller and newly-elected House 401(k) trends: Target funds, auto enroll and fewer loans 05/13/2019 09:07am • Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price's mutual funds are tucked inside many company 401(k) plans, and it notes some encouraging trends: People are tapping their retirement accounts less often and they're putting more money in them. T. Rowe Price said the use of 401(k) loans reached a nine-year low of 22 Stafford Airport prepares for $10M runway extension 05/13/2019 07:33am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Changes are coming to the runway at Stafford Regional Airport in Virginia. The runway, which currently measures 5,000 square feet, wi House panel chairman issues subpoenas to Treasury, IRS demanding Trump's tax returns by next Friday 05/10/2019 04:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat has issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of next Friday to deliver them. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal issued the su School board approves $669.5 million APS budget 05/10/2019 03:45pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner ARLnow.com and republished with permission. The Arlington School Board unanimously passed a $669.5 million budget Thursday night. The budget includes funding for Arlington’s continually expanding school enrollment, with 1,000 more students e Trump just raised tariffs on Chinese goods. Here's what that means 05/10/2019 03:08pm • President Donald Trump just made thousands of items coming in from China more expensive -- including baseball caps, bikes and handbags. Most of the imports hit by the new 25% tariff rate are industrial or intermediate goods that are used as component parts in products ma Today in History: May 10 05/10/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, May 10, the 130th day of 2019. Today's Highlights in History: On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela took the oath of office in Pretoria to become South Africa's first black president. On this date: In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale arrived in the Virginia Colony, where, as deputy gover