Can Sen. Chris Van Hollen and other Congressional Democrats get federal employees back to work? And what does Virginia Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Mark Herring think is at stake this legislative session?

D.C.'s opioid epidemic has received far less media and public health attention than the crises plaguing rural and suburban areas. Can a strategic plan carve a path forward?

A Washington Post food columnist won't be covering immigrant food under the "cheap eats" rubric anymore.

A newly expanded emergency guardianship law in Maryland allows immigrant parents who fear deportation to designate temporary guardians for their children who would otherwise become wards of the state.

As vaping becomes more popular with young people, parents, educators and the federal government are raising concerns.

In West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arizona, teachers have gone on strike, protesting poor school conditions. A new law could allow Virginia educators, whose salaries have dipped over the past decade, to strike without penalty.

Montgomery County high schools are looking at a sudden spike in GPA's. Are they going too easy on their students?

The government shutdown is in its third week, with no resolution in sight. You've heard tales about parks and zoos, but how is this affecting our government's lesser known agencies?

In the first Politics Hour of 2019, we hear the latest D.C. Council news and get a preview of the upcoming Maryland legislative session.

Kojo explores the art of fiction writing by interviewing local fiction writers at all stages.