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August 14, 2025Trump’s move to call the National Guard to combat crime isn’t new. But most D.C. leaders think it’s counterproductive.Troops don’t have the training or the authority to truly assist D.C. police, fueling concerns about the decision....more4minPlay
August 13, 2025How the D.C. region is grappling with a school nurse shortageLess than 40% of schools nationwide have a registered school nurse on staff. A veteran school nurse describes the challenges in hiring, training and retaining personnel....more4minPlay
August 13, 2025Experts warn Trump’s Maryland judges lawsuit sets risky precedentFederal judges and the Maryland Bar Association want to dismiss the DOJ’s unprecedented lawsuit targeting all 15 federal judges....more4minPlay
August 13, 2025‘Howl’ and the reintroduction of wolves to the United StatesToday, grey wolves have become well-established in the lower 48 states of the U.S....more47minPlay
August 13, 2025Donald Trump wants to exclude noncitizens from the 2030 censusThe massive project informs funding and policy decisions....more48minPlay
August 13, 2025Voices of Wards 7 and 8: Through the T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, D.C. youth are hoping to end gun violenceWhile D.C. and federal lawmakers implement curfews and other "tough on crime" measures, one nonprofit is training youth to prevent violence in their own communities....more4minPlay
August 12, 2025Ben Stiller and John Turturro on identity and memory in ‘Severance’Imagine a job where you never bring work home, because the moment you clock out, you forget everything that happened....more47minPlay
August 12, 2025The new reality for student loan borrowersNearly 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt....more47minPlay
August 12, 2025Trump’s move to federalize D.C. police angers many residentsPresident Trump's move to control the Washington, D.C., police department for the next month has outraged many residents and left local leaders scrambling as they adjust to the intervention....more4minPlay
August 11, 2025WAMU’s Week Ahead: Trump’s threatened crackdown on D.C. crime, the impact of SNAP cuts, school nurse shortagesStories WAMU is following this week include President Trump's increase of federal law enforcement and troops in D.C., the potential impact on area food banks from SNAP cuts and the local burden of the national school nurse shortage....more4minPlay