News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. January 12, 2026 • This week WAMU will be previewing the start of the legislative sessions in the Virginia and Maryland General Assemblies, plus we're ...

Since its founding in 2018, the Local Reporting Network has grown into one of ProPublica’s marquee undertakings, bringing together local talented journalists and all the resources our newsroom has to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” – John F. Kennedy On November 22, 1963, crowds of excited people ...