The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi
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The Politics Hour: The Trayon White trial and back to school with D.C.'s public schools chancellor
Sep 18, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: The D.C. Council returns from summer break… and remembering 9/11, 25 years later
Sep 11, 202649 min
The Politics Hour: Will Loudoun County push pause on data center development?
Sep 4, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Maryland redistricting in limbo and reactions to accusations of ICE agent brutality
Aug 28, 202648 min
The Politics Hour: MD redistricting, VA primaries, and one year since Trump's MPD takeover
Aug 7, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Montgomery County pauses data centers and D.C.’s likely new councilmember Oye Owolewa
Jul 31, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: House Republicans take aim at D.C. taxes and the Smithsonian
Jul 24, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: D.C.’s likely next mayor Janeese Lewis George
Jul 17, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Metro GM Randy Clarke talks ridership records, RFK stadium transit plans, and red line shutdowns
Jul 10, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Maryland's primary elections and the D.C. council reverses budget cuts
Jun 26, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: A historic D.C. primary election and Montgomery County voting on new leadership
Jun 19, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: The final countdown to the D.C. primary and Virginia lawmakers stall over the budget
Jun 12, 202648 min
The Politics Hour: D.C. budget crunch and Montgomery County schools job cuts
Jun 5, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: WAMU’s D.C. Delegate Democratic primary forum
May 29, 20261h 19m
The Politics Hour: A tightening D.C. Mayor’s race and Virginia Governor Spanberger’s vetoes
May 22, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: VA Sen. Majority Leader Scott Surovell on redistricting Hail Mary
May 15, 202648 min
The Politics Hour: VA Supreme Court strikes down redistricting and Montgomery County's battle over tax hikes
May 8, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: A year later, how has drastic federal workforce cuts changed the region?
May 1, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Virginia voters approved redistricting. So, what's next?
Apr 24, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: The D.C. Council weighs in on the budget and the Maryland General Assembly wraps up
Apr 17, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Prince George's County's anti-ICE bills and the Iran War's local impact
Apr 10, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Supreme Court's birthright citizenship case and why the D.C. budget is delayed
Apr 3, 202649 min
The Politics Hour: Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay and 'Crossover Day' in Maryland
Mar 27, 202639 min
The Politics Hour: VA State Sen. Scott Surovell on data center tax breaks and a Fairfax casino
Mar 20, 202637 min
The Politics Hour: WAMU’s Montgomery County Executive candidate forum
Mar 13, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Local reaction to Iran war; pushback on police cooperation with ICE
Mar 6, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Virginia weighs ending data center tax breaks and Prince George’s aims to block ICE facility
Feb 27, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Latest on Potomac River sewage spill and Montgomery County's data center debate
Feb 20, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Redistricting update in Virginia and Maryland plus D.C.'s budget chaos
Feb 13, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy and D.C.’s Congress woes
Feb 6, 202649 min
The Politics Hour: Winter storm clean-up and marking a year since the DCA plane crash
Jan 30, 202649 min
The Politics Hour: MD Governor Wes Moore and new D.C. Councilmember Doni Crawford
Jan 23, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Local officials grapple with the federal immigration crackdown
Jan 16, 202650 min
The Politics Hour: Md. House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk and Virginia Del. Vivian Watts
Jan 9, 202649 min
The Politics Hour: The year in local politics and what’s ahead in 2026
Dec 19, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on the District’s future
Dec 12, 202538 min
The Politics Hour: With Muriel Bowser bowing out, D.C. mayor’s race heats up
Dec 5, 202549 min
The Politics Hour: U.S. Rep James Walkinshaw on what’s ahead for Virginia
Nov 21, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: Sen. Tim Kaine voted to end the shutdown, drawing fire from some Democrats
Nov 14, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi on what’s next after Democrats’ big election wins
Nov 7, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: Virginia’s redistricting push ahead of the election
Oct 31, 202549 min
The Politics Hour: Federal cuts are hitting Montgomery County hard
Oct 24, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks on the local impact of the shutdown
Oct 17, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: Why a candidate's text messages are shaking up Virginia's elections
Oct 10, 202538 min
The Politics Hour: What a federal government shutdown means for the region
Oct 3, 202538 min
The Politics Hour: Why Virginia's lieutenant governor's race may be the election's most competitive
Sep 26, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: D.C. Council approves RFK stadium deal; Virginia elections heat up
Sep 19, 202548 min
The Politics Hour: Virginia’s newly elected U.S. Rep. James Walkinshaw and D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen
Sep 12, 202550 min
The Politics Hour: It's back to school with Prince George's and Fairfax school superintendents
Sep 5, 202547 min
The Politics Hour: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore; plus, two D.C. officials with opposing views on the federal surge
Aug 29, 202550 min