A Virginia State Senator joins us to talk about the ongoing struggle to pass a budget in the Commonwealth. A former Obama appointee tells us why he's running for Prince George's County executive. From Metro to Medicaid, we talk about the week's biggest regional news on the Politics Hour.

In order for D.C.'s longtime Eastern Market to survive, merchants say new repairs, signage and management are desperately needed.

A group that includes a parent and two childcare professionals are behind the lawsuit, which questions D.C.'s rule requiring that all providers have associate degrees by 2024.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most solemn --and most visited-- war memorials. What is the history behind the tomb? And has the generation it was built for come and gone?

A proposal from the Trump administration could pull federal funding from clinics that provide abortion or discuss it with patients. How could it affect access to family planning locally?

For many reasons, local slave stories rarely made the history books. New efforts are underway to find and share those forgotten tales.