DC budget fix does not have support in US House, Md. congressman says

By WTOP Staff
April 29, 2025 | 7:32 PM

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has said the city will need to cut about $400 million from its current budget, after Congress passed its federal spending bill that forced the District to revert to 2024 spending levels.

The U.S. Senate then passed a separate bill that would allow D.C. to avoid those cuts, but the House is yet to act. In an exclusive interview with WTOP, Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican representing Maryland’s 1st District, spoke out against the bill and said it doesn’t have support in the House.

Listen to the interview with WTOP’s Nick Iannelli or read the full transcript below.

The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

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‘My concerns are more for our service members’: Former Stars and Stripes editor on his and other firings

By Tracy Johnke
August 23, 2026 | 12:34 PM

Former Stars and Stripe's Editor-in-Chief Eric Slavin speaks to WTOP's Ralph Fox. One of the Stars and Stripes staffers fired by the Pentagon said changes at the military newspaper could threaten its ability to cover news important to U.S. service members and their families. Eric Slavin, the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, was fired Friday. Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte also lost their jobs. "It was quite a shock," Slavin told WTOP's Ralph Fox. "It's not what I expected when I woke up on Friday, but really concerns are more for our service members and our families and what may lay ahead."

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