Mitchell Miller

The congressional AI Task Force aims to create necessary AI regulations, promote promising technology development and assuage public concerns, explains Rep. Jay Obernolte, the task force's co-chair.

A Senate panel passed a bill Tuesday morning opening a path for the Washington Commanders to return to D.C. to play at a new facility at the site of the old RFK stadium.

Members of Congress from the D.C. area are vowing to fight against sweeping efforts by President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate government agencies and the jobs of federal workers.

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

The 119 th Congress that will be sworn in next year will have a record number of Black lawmakers, including Angela Alsobrooks, the first Black woman to be elected a U.S.

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.