TMZ is trading Hollywood gossip for Capitol Hill scoops with a new D.C. bureau, launched in April. The online tabloid's two-man crew has brought an unconventional reporting style to the Congress beat.

Medicaid in Virginia started covering doula care four years ago. But logistical and administrative challenges leave many expectant parents without the support of a doula.

The Friendship Bench D.C. program trains older residents in basic talk therapy techniques to help younger community members see their concerns in a new light.

Federal prosecutors moved to drop their case against David Hearn, blaming Reflecting Pool damage on a "botched installation" rather than vandalism. That has implications for others who were charged.

This week WAMU will be checking in on the special session in Maryland to pass a bill to redraw the state's congressional maps, the delayed Virginia primary elections, and D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich and her new album with deep roots in the African diaspora community.

This week on Hot Jazz Saturday Night celebrate the great American music of the early twentieth century, playing vintage jazz, swing and big band recordings from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s.