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.

We take a look at the week's biggest political news, including the partial federal government shutdown, and talk to retiring Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and newly elected Arlington County Board Member Matt de Ferranti.

We get an update on the final D.C. Council session of the year from Councilmember David Grosso and meet the newly elected chair of Maryland's Democratic Party, Maya Rockymoore Cummings.

A look into the battle between Maryland and D.C. to host Washington's football team. And we speak to the newly elected Montgomery County Council President, Nancy Navarro.

Fresh from being sworn in as Prince George's County Executive, Angela Alsobrooks joins us in studio. Plus we get an update on the petition drive to repeal the repeal of Initiative 77.

We take on the week's biggest political news, including proposals to legalize sports gambling across the region and controversies over a planned natural gas facility in Virginia.

Kojo speaks with Arlington Board Chair Katie Cristol about the Amazon HQ2 effect and D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine about his probe into the local Catholic Church and his office's legal challenges against the Trump administration.

Now that the 2018 midterms have come and gone, what do the results mean for the region?

Election Day is less than a week away--do you know what's on your ballot? In addition to previewing local races and issues, we'll talk about what a newly proposed Metro budget could mean for riders.

Can Ben Jealous convince Marylanders he'd be a better governor than incumbent Larry Hogan? And will independent challenger Petar Dimtchev unseat a two-term D.C. Councilmember?