The D.C. Council chair's budget would reverse some of Mayor Muriel Bowser's cuts, but only minimally. Many initiatives remain unchanged, with the exception of a new tipped wage proposal.

Photographer Glen E. Friedman talks about his new photobook "Fearless Vampire Killers," which collects every photo he took of the legendary D.C. punk band Bad Brains.

Stories WAMU is following this week include the special election for a Ward 8 councilmember, the D.C. Council's first vote on the fiscal year 2026 budget and the District Fringe Festival begins.

This week, we spend some time in Idaho. Duke Ellington appears in Coeur d'Alene in October 1953 and we have some encores from Mildred Bailey, who had some ancestry with the Coeur d'Alene tribe.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-04) on the future of the FBI HQ and cuts to the federal workforce. Plus, U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) weighs in on the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act and WAMU's Alex Koma breaks down the D.C. Ward 8 special election.

This week on Get Out There, we cool down from the summer heat with a dip in the pool, a swim in the bay, a lick of ice cream, and a swing at indoor putt putt.

Massive cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs will create gaps already strained state and local governments say they won't be able to cover. Meanwhile, some higher-income residents will see tax breaks.