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December 18, 2025Donald Trump’s primetime address and the ACA subsidiesThis week, four House Republicans did something that just days ago seemed impossible....more12minPlay
December 18, 2025The 2025 1A quiz of the year“It can be a challenge to remember what happened last week – let alone what made the headlines months ago.”...more48minPlay
December 18, 2025Santa Claus’ bone fragment is in a Northern Virginia Catholic ChurchIn WAMU’s series Hidden City, we uncover the stories behind the history, people, and places in our region....more5minPlay
December 17, 2025Proposed Montgomery County data center would use Potomac River water for coolingThe data center would be located at the old Dickerson coal-fired power plant site. Residents, state officials, and local environmental groups are weighing what it will mean for the area....more4minPlay
December 17, 2025New variant of influenza is likely to make this a tougher flu seasonDr. Glenn Wortmann, Medical Director of Infection Prevention at the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety, joins WAMU to discuss how to prepare for the upcoming flu season, which he and other medical experts warn will be a "tough one."...more4minPlay
December 17, 2025Jill Lepore on the Constitution, the founders, and change without violenceHer new book is called “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution.”...more36minPlay
December 17, 2025Why the Islamic State is back in the headlinesBy 2019, the jihadi network had lost its last piece of land....more12minPlay
December 17, 2025The Trump administration is strengthening its surveillance capabilitiesWhat this kind of data sharing and oversight mean for all Americans?...more48minPlay
December 17, 2025Trump’s economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll findsA new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it....more5minPlay
December 16, 2025The enduring legacy of Jane AustenWe mark the author’s 250th birthday....more48minPlay