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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next
Associated Press | October 4, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the ...
Oct 04, 2023
Biden presses student debt relief as payments resume after the coronavirus pandemic pause
Associated Press | October 4, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced another wave of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three...
Oct 04, 2023
Virginia Railway Express to increase fares, start weekend service
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 3, 2023The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is looking to increase its fares for the first time since 2020.The proposed preliminary FY25 budget is hoping to balan...
Oct 03, 2023
Child sex abuse lawsuit filed against Archdiocese of Washington
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 3, 2023The Archdiocese of Washington is facing a class action lawsuit, now that a new Maryland law has eliminated statutes of limitations on civil claims.By lif...
Oct 03, 2023
US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from the Capitol
Associated Press | October 3, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked by three armed attackers but was unharmed, the Texas Democrat's office said.Cuellar's chief of staff Jacob Hoc...
Oct 03, 2023
California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
Associated Press | October 2, 2023LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign, to fil...
Oct 02, 2023
Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices
Associated Press | October 2, 2023NEW YORK (AP) - With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump says he will make a rare, voluntary trip to ...
Oct 02, 2023
Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says
Associated Press | October 1, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after Mc...
Oct 01, 2023
Virginia looking more purple ahead of November’s midterm elections
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | September 29, 2023A new poll finds Virginia residents are almost evenly split when it comes to who they want to win control of the general assembly in November’s ...
Sep 29, 2023
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
Associated Press | September 29, 2023WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate t...
Sep 29, 2023
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