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October 07, 2025Why some federal workers aren’t scared by the threat of shutdown layoffsSome federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs....more5minPlay
October 06, 2025WAMU’s Week Ahead: Leaders hear from workers on shutdown, green burials in Montgomery County and DC’s weed marketWAMU is following local reactions to the government shutdown, the growing popularity of environmentally-friendly burials, and D.C.'s evolving weed market....more5minPlay
October 06, 2025If You Can Keep It: Pete Hegseth’s new vision for the militaryFrom questioning women in combat roles, to deploying troops to our cities, the administration wants change....more47minPlay
October 06, 2025Cyber Monday: The secrets of scam farmsThese compounds look like call centers but operate more like prisons....more47minPlay
October 06, 2025Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive powerThe term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president....more10h 26minPlay
October 03, 2025Despite shutdown pain, some federal workers want Democrats to ‘hold the line’At a press conference on Capitol Hill recently, members of Maryland's congressional delegation said they're hearing from federal workers who want them to keep fighting for healthcare spending....more4minPlay
October 03, 2025The Politics Hour: What a federal government shutdown means for the regionU.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey on the economic fallout of the federal shutdown and Loudoun County Board Chair Phyllis Randall on federal worker anxiety....more39minPlay
October 03, 2025National Guard presence may deter crime, but experts warn of the long-term costsAs President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?...more4minPlay
October 02, 2025The News Roundup – InternationalMaduro is ready to declare a state of emergency. NATO goes all in on drones....more47minPlay
October 02, 2025The News Roundup – DomesticHegseth lectures generals. Trump is sending troops to Oregon....more47minPlay