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‘Electrify DC’: Earth Day starts in protest

Earth Day kicked off in downtown D.C. with a protest by a group known for disrupting everyday life in the city. The group’s demands are specific and they went to great heights to get their message across. WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez tells us what they want and why they’re willing to be arrested for it. And…

The Week on the Hill – April 22, 2022

Congress is about to return into session amid the political intrigue swirling around House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, due to the release of audio involving him, former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. WTOP’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller has “The Week on the Hill.”

‘Electrify DC’: Earth Day starts in protest

Earth Day kicked off in downtown D.C. with a protest by a group known for disrupting everyday life in the city. The group’s demands are specific and they went to great heights to get their message across. WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez tells us what they want and why they’re willing to be arrested for it. And…

‘Electrify DC’: Earth Day starts in protest

Earth Day kicked off in downtown D.C. with a protest by a group known for disrupting everyday life in the city. The group’s demands are specific and they went to great heights to get their message across. WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez tells us what they want and why they’re willing to be arrested for it. And…

4/22 Lake Detective, Jay Kolls, Reusse, and more!!

A new CBS poll reveals that Climate Change is the last thing on Americans minds. Happy Earth Day. Lake Detective with a spring update. Jay Kolls on the first arrest of the alleged food fraud scandal. Patrick joins us with a Whew-Woo-Wooooo on the Wolves performance last night.

How Md. 210 became Piscataway Hwy

In what Governor Larry Hogan calls the “best session yet after eight years,” he signed more than one hundred bills into law, including those that address first responders’ mental health, cat’s claws and the name of a controversial highway. We speak with the matriarch of the Piscataway Indian Nation about their fight for this law….

Shawn Colvin

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin, who performs live tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They spoke in 2017 when she performed at the Kennedy Center Spring Gala tribute to John Lennon, taking a deep dive into her Grammy-winning hit song “Sunny Came Home.”

How Md. 210 became Piscataway Hwy

In what Governor Larry Hogan calls the “best session yet after eight years,” he signed more than one hundred bills into law, including those that address first responders’ mental health, cat’s claws and the name of a controversial highway. We speak with the matriarch of the Piscataway Indian Nation about their fight for this law….

How Md. 210 became Piscataway Hwy

In what Governor Larry Hogan calls the “best session yet after eight years,” he signed more than one hundred bills into law, including those that address first responders’ mental health, cat’s claws and the name of a controversial highway. We speak with the matriarch of the Piscataway Indian Nation about their fight for this law….

‘Intruder’ killed at the Peruvian ambassador’s home

A man surprised the Peruvian ambassador’s family when he tried to break into their residence in Northwest, D.C. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Police officers eventually shot the man they say had a metal stake. WTOP’s Luke Lukert talks about what we know so far about the break-in at one of the District’s largest private properties….