In a provocative new book, legal scholar and former prosecutor Paul Butler argues that black men have been set up to fail under the current criminal justice system.

Maryland gubernatorial candidate and former NAACP head Ben Jealous joins Kojo and political analyst Tom Sherwood. And Danica Roem, Democratic nominee to challenge Virginia state Del. Bob Marshall in Prince William County, is in studio.

Roosevelt Island, which lies between D.C. and Arlington in the Potomac River, recently reopened after the removal of about 200 diseased trees that were under attack by an invasive bug species -- the Emerald Ash Borer.

A new survey says Washington has more unused vacation days than any other U.S. city. What does that mean for our region's mental health?

Federal officials took regional leaders by surprise this week when they announced a halt to the search for a new site for the FBI headquarters --a blow to the two finalists, Prince George's and Fairfax counties. We get the local response, and what's next in the process.

"Check It" was once known as a gang of LGBTQ youth that engaged in street fighting and petty crime. But last month, members opened the doors to their own fashion business, educational space, and resource center for their peers. We discuss their transformation and a film documenting their journey.

With unclear policy plans and skeleton staffing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, D.C.'s leaders in the fight against local homelessness are facing an uncertain future.

One in three Washingtonians have protested the president since January. Who are our region's voices of resistance?

While Washingtonians turn out in record numbers to protest the U.S. president, we check into local elections in Maryland and Virginia.

Since the fall, Maryland judges have followed a court order requiring them to consider a defendant's ability to pay when setting bail.