Mitchell Miller

Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is pledging to press for the largest cuts to the federal government in history.

There is still concern about a huge drop since the pandemic in the number of federal workers coming into offices in D.C., according to Mayor Muriel Bowser.

WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller follows all the developments in Congress. Big drop in workers coming into DC offices could lead to economic ‘headwinds'

This story is part of WTOP's ongoing series, Trump Impact , which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region.

Lawmakers are racing to finish up this session's legislative work, including a short-term funding bill needed to pass this week to avoid a government shutdown.

The 119th Congress gets to work on Friday and the first matter of business is deciding whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will keep his job.

Four years after his supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol to try to overturn the 2020 election results, Congress plans Monday to certify that Donald Trump won the latest presidential election.

This story is part of WTOP's ongoing series, Trump Impact , which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region.

A federal ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on Sunday but that doesn't mean the popular video app is suddenly going to disappear from smartphones.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he would not second-guess President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon violent offenders who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.